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Thoughts on Eric?

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dostastic363 · 29/07/2013 17:45

Is Eric a winner or does it seem a bit nerdy?

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ems1910 · 01/08/2013 17:16

Fabulous name!

MargeSimpsonx · 01/08/2013 14:41

What's so bad about Keith? I know a few. It's not that bad is it?

Derek and Graham are terrible. Graham is just such a sneaky little name. I had a boss called Graham and he was a devious little weasel, always taking credit for things he hadn't done, busy covering his own arse, trying to 'manage' people all the time. The name Graham suited him perfectly.

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 01/08/2013 14:40

He's not a bad Eric

thamesk8 · 01/08/2013 12:14

Eric is cool. Keith graham Derek etc are not!!

DramaAlpaca · 31/07/2013 22:46

No, sorry - awful name!

Possibly OK if you have Scandinavian origins & spell it Erik, but Eric - no.

JoniR · 31/07/2013 22:45

I have a nephew called Eric. It's a great name.

riskit4abiskit · 31/07/2013 22:42

please.....not keith!

misshappycat · 31/07/2013 22:37

Eric.org.uk kinds of ruins it - childhood continence? Oh dear!

purplemurple1 · 31/07/2013 08:14

I like it so much I'm using it, but then mine will be half viking (OK Swedish)) so maybe that means I'm allowed to!

mrsfrumble · 31/07/2013 02:39

Love it. I'm in the US and it's very widely used here across the generations, so not an 'old man' name to my ears.

I like Malcolm too, but mainly because of Malcolm Tucker which may not be an association you want made with your sweet little newborn...

SilverBirdie · 30/07/2013 23:28

What about Aric? It means eternal ruler or something..... Sounds nicer I think

filee777 · 30/07/2013 22:45

We have an Erik, like it very much (obviously)

I prefer it being slightly Nordic than Eric and I know of lots of Erik's abroad but not many here in the uk

wasabipeanut · 30/07/2013 22:43

I floated Eric nearly 4 years ago when I was pg with what turned out to be DD. I can tell you you have had a lot more favourable responses than I did then!

hothereinnit · 30/07/2013 22:40
Grin

See.

It's obvious now you mention it, but my mental picture is more this

Canidae · 30/07/2013 22:12

I think of Magneto from the X men. Mmm Michael Fassbender.

squoosh · 30/07/2013 22:10

I thought Banana Man too!

tallulah · 30/07/2013 21:52

Thoughts on Eric.

Sykes

Morecambe

When Eric eats a banana he is Banana Man

hothereinnit · 30/07/2013 21:42

It's funny.

Names like Arthur and Eric (agree, no K) leave me lost in romantic thoughts and meanderings about knights or viking warriors.

And then someone comes along and says 'oh, but it's such an old man's name' and that's my bubble burst. But I truly don't ever think of middle aged (or older) men, and find it hard to match those types of names with mundane, tbh.

Canidae · 30/07/2013 21:36

I prefer Erik to Eric.

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 30/07/2013 21:34

I think it will divide people

I upset someone the other day by being rude about Diggory.

We can't all be the same.

usualsuspect · 30/07/2013 21:33

Awful.

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 30/07/2013 21:32

Everyone thought Victorian names were terrible at first but look how cool, and then ubiquitous they have become. You can be fashion-forward!

And I think there are some women's names like

Audrey
Margaret
Joy

which are from a similar era which are really nice

nkf · 30/07/2013 21:32

I like it. But no K.

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 30/07/2013 21:30

Noo, not the K

Eric is one of those mid-century names that, unlike some of its contemporaries (Clive, Nigel, Alan), has the potential to be cool

I met a baby Ray a while ago. I like that too

possum18 · 30/07/2013 20:45

Prince Eric from Little Mermaid comes to mind, not that that is a bad thing - who doesn't like a Prince Charming type?