> Sam doesn't count. Yeah, he's cool and all,
> but he's using his real name; it's not
> Tolkien-based at all. He was named after his
> father, just like me.
>
> Gri"unless...Sam, were your grandparents
> avid Tolkien buffs or anything?"shny

As a matter of fact, yes. But the first use of "Samuel" in my family is ten generations ago, and I think that was quite a bit before Tolkien was born.

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