Only a couple of weeks until bub is born and hubby and I are struggling with names. One of the contenders on the short list is Samara Evelyn. I like Samara but have never really been in love with it. I do however love the nickname Sami and its the main reason for choosing the name. People have suggested to me to just name her Sami but I've always been in the proper name for birth certificate camp. A friend of mine says what's the point in a having a name that no one uses. So just wondering where everyone else stands on the issue. Can Sami stand alone or does it need Samara to back it up.

Other contenders on our short list right now are
Lucy Evelyn
Elise Evelyn
Alexis Evelyn

Plus of course all the beautiful names my husband vetoed lol.