Nicolas

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What do you think? Prefer this spelling because we like the shortening Nico.

Cage. I love him, so all good.

Fine. But he'll probs to forever be correcting the spelling, so if you're going to call him Nico, why not just go with that?

Nicolas is really nice. I love the French films Little Nicolas and Little Nicolas on Holiday.

I'd assume the French pronunciation (Nicola) with that spelling.

Just be aware that the spelling will need to be corrected
DS's first name is a "full" name but we have never ever called him that and always introduce him by the "short" name, school use the short name too. Only reason for giving him the full name is to give him "options" when he is older. So, name him Nicholas/Nicolas and just call him Nico, we have no issues with this approach for DS

I like the name but sadly DH doesn't like it. I think i'd probably go with the spelling with the "h" but whatever works for you.

Love it

Nicolas is the French spelling. Pronounced Nicola.

In the UK id definitely use Nicholas and shorten to Nick.

I would spell it Nicholas. Nicolas is the French spelling and is pronounced differently. You can still shorten it to Nico.

Haha, the one time I asked previously on MN about Nicholas (with the idea we'd ca him Nico for short), most people suggested spelling it Nicolas 😁

I don't want to shorten it to Nick @Roterosen I mean, maybe a losing battle haha, but your comment also sounds slightly bossy 🤣

I just read your title as Nicolas plural but before that would have said I preferred that spelling 🤷🏻‍♀️

Maybe too much Scottish political news this week!

I think it's fine. Nice for him to have the full name on his birth certificate and to use if he wishes when older. But I'd introduce him as "Nico" if that's what you'd like him to be called, and that will become his more common identity, so shouldn't have any issues with spelling. Cute name

LOVE this name. My son was born in Spain and this is the name I picked for him as I love how it sounds Nic-o-las (without the H). He goes by Nico with his friends/teachers.

In fairness strangers (e.g. doctors/dentist etc) do tend to pronounce it correctly as they realise the spelling is different. The odd person has said Nicholas but got it first time when corrected.

Haha @naemates I get it! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I like it and Nico

But I would spell it with an h if you’re in the UK, he’s the one that has to live with it - and spending his life correcting it or having endless conversations that go… but without the. What? spelt Nicolas.. is going to be a very boring element to his life

Call them Nico

How is Nico pronounced in English? Nick-o?

@Roterosen it's pronounced "Ni-Co". (as in "knee" and "co" like "co"conut.

I really like all of it, Nicolas, Nico, Nicholas, I'd go with the latter spelling I think.

I love it. I have a 2.5 year old and 3 week old and I wanted Nicholas for both😂 DH never warmed to it though. Nicolas is nice too, I like both spellings. Nikolas is another option. Nico would have been my choice of shortening too

I'd like to just call him Nico, but DH think it's better to have the full name.

I get that explaining the spelling might be a bit of a pain, but it's not like Nicolas is a wild variant

Nooo, @Doowop1919, sorry you didn't get your wish!

I get that explaining the spelling might be a bit of a pain, but it's not like Nicolas is a wild variant

But Nicolas is French and pronounced Nicola.

@Roterosen its a popular name in Spain and pronounced Nico-las with an accent on the a. Also commonly abbreviated to Nico.

According to Google it is Greek in origin derived from God Nike.