Nicholas vs Eric

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Which do you prefer? Nicholas to be called Nick most of the time. Is Eric too old?

Eric is the cooler name there.

Nicholas by a country mile. Eric has a bit of an Eastenders vibe and not in a good way.

I prefer Nicholas of the 2. I have a 21 yr old Nikolas (I'm of greek decent so used the Greek spellings). He was Niki when he was young and now goes by Nick mostly. Eric to my mind suits a little boy or an old man. I can't really see a cool 25yr old being called Eric.

My DS is Eric so I'm bias but it's a fabulous name. Still unusual but no issues with spelling or pronunciation. It's a family name for us which makes it even more special

I love the name Nicholas, but not so keen on Nick. I didn’t realise how much I loved Eric on a baby until I seen there was one in my son’s daycare. I thought a baby Eric was so refreshing and cute.

To my old ears, Eric is an old fashioned name, but that means it is fashionable for new parents these days - like Reggie, Stanley, Arthur, Ivy, Edith, Elsie, etc. All my Aunts and Uncles names.

So personally I prefer Nick / Nicholas but in terms of what babies are being called these days, Eric will probably be more popular.

Both excellent, can't go wrong with either.

Eric was the strangest looking character on the 'Guess Who' board and that's all I've got.

Since we're going there, I much prefer Ernie.