Nicholas

[annelid]

So baby is due to arrive any day, DS4. Lots of help with names from the other children! Nicholas is the favourite at the the moment,but I am worried about the Christmas connection......any thoughts. thankyou!

Absolutely love it. It was on my list, but I had a daughter and even if I didnt I couldnt really use it anyway :(

I really like that. It's classic but unlike say Stephen or David it still sounds right for a baby. Especially a Christmas baby. Lovely choice! The Christmas connection is subtle. Even if you were going for Christopher I wouldn't think, oh that's so Christmassy. it's not like Carol or Holly for a girl.

Thankyou!!

love it! It's on my list for my imaginary DS

Why are you worried about the Christmas connection?

Nicholas is a beautiful, timeless name. No way is it a naff Christmas name like Holly or Noel

No, I love the name Nicholas too. I wouldn't care about the Xmas connection, I think it's very fitting in fact.

It isn't the Christmas the connection that bothers me- I think it is sweet. For me I can't get past 'knicker-less' which was an incredibly juvenile pronunciation we used to use at primary school!

My father and son are called Nicholas. Both are lovely boys.
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Thanks everyone, i think we will probably go for Nicholas. Now we are mulling over middle names......

mrsxsweet thats what kept coming into my mind as well!

Best boys name, ever. I wouldn't think of it being a particularly christmassy name, but that's probably because my one was born in April.

Love it. Almost DS's name but we went for Simon.

Love it. It is DS2(8rs) name, he goes by the nn Nicky or Nooks(by youngest dc).

Love this name! Go for it, it is really beautiful.

Yes I think it's a lovely name and it's nice to have a name that has some seasonal connotations although not in the same way as Holly....

Got one of those. Still quite uncommon but pronounceable. St Nicholas is at the beginning of December so not too Christmassy. Hope your little one is as lovely as ours.