Nicholas? Nicolas? Nikolas?

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I love the spelling Nikolas, like Nicholas and dislike Nicolas.

Any thoughts? Possible nicknames?

Which other names may I like?

The first two are fine, agree Nicolas lacks something. Nik, Nick or Niko.

I think you can only use Nickolas if you are from a country that uses that spelling... otherwise go with Nicholas.

If you're not from somewhere where the typical spelling is Nikolas, he's going to have it misspelt forever. Go with Nicholas.

My husband is Niclas and he's Norwegian. Everyone assumes it's Nicholas.

agree, if you are polish, for example, nikolas, but otherwise Nicolas, or Nicholas

so go with Nicholas, and nickname is Nick or Nicky

Nicholas, with nickname Nick.

Oliver
Elliott
Alexander
Thomas
Wilfred
Luke
Nathaniel
Rufus
Tristan
Vincent
Joel
James

Yeah I thought as much re Nikolas! I hadn't thought of Nicky as a nn I don't like it but I know we don't get to choose the nn...

Love Thomas, Alexander and Elliott!

Nicholas

Benedict
Joseph
Matthew
Nathaniel
Harry

I love Benedict but it is vetoed! I prefer it to Benjamin.

Christopher
Kristian
Jonathan
Sebastian
Luther
Dominic
Alistair

Great name. I like it spelt with the K.

I also like Jonathan.

Nikolas looks nicer to me still but warming to Nicholas more and more.

Any middle name ideas?

Jonathan James
Jonathan Elliott
Jonathan Alexander

Nicholas Benedict
Nicholas Alexander
Nicholas Daniel

Afraid all are too much like 'knicker less' to me!

I would use Alexander menationed

Ah darn! I have never thought or heard anyone say that before. Hmm.

Sugar-they're all lovely and you've used family names as the middle names too!

We can't use Alexander as a first name but as a middle name is fine.

Nikolai, NN Kolya?

I am desperate to use this name but (Russian) DP has decreed that it is a "peasant" name

That's so funny Essential 😂

What about Tsar Nicholas though? Does he not elevate it above peasant status. Or is it because he was a royal dud that the name is frowned upon?

I've tried that line squoosh. None of our Russian friends have this association, so no idea why he's stuck on it. Anyway OP, I'm doomed to have a son called Boris or Igor or something equally non-peasant, so use Nikolai if you can.

I prefer Nikolas, nickname Niko.

I'm not so keen on Nick or Nicky.

I love Nikolai! There's a great children's book called Nikolai of the North that made me love it years ago. Could I?

Nicholas Aaron
Nicholas George
Nicholas Henry
Nicholas Andrew
Nicholas David
Nicholas Isaac
Nicholas Jacob
Nicholas Jude
Nicholas Joseph
Nicholas Luke
Nicholas Michael
Nicholas Matthew
Nicholas Oliver
Nicholas Patrick
Nicholas Peter
Nicholas Robin
Nicholas Theo
Nicholas Vincent
Nicholas William
Nicholas Arthur
Nicholas Christian
Nicholas Eli
Nicholas Finn
Nicholas Reuben
Nicholas Adam