Nicholas?

[Geueiiii]

Can’t decide if this is a great choice or if my hormones have gone wonky?! It’s never been on my radar before and all of a sudden I quite like it. I really struggle with boy names! Especially because it needs to vaguely work in Greek as have family in Cyprus. The Greek thing rules out a few of my favourites (probably boring but classic names like James, John and Edward).

It's great! Underused these days and probably due a come back. I like the spelling Nicolas with Nico as nn
It's handsome and classic

As above, its lovely.

Yes, underrated.

I always hear knickerless, it's what a boy at school was teased with and totally ruined the name for me.

I think Nicholas is a great name. I have a friend named Nicholas, and he is a wonderful person. He is 45.

Great name. I like Nico for short as well.

Lovely name. A classic. Nick is nice too.

I like the nicknames more than the full name but it's definitely underused these days!

Either that or "nickel arse" which is what my DB got called at school

This.

I like it, nice classic name

The full Nicholas I go slightly back and forth on- I love that its a traditional classic with a rich history and is underused at the moment (so he will probably be the only one in class) but hesitate slightly as once someone bought up the “knickerless” thing and now I can’t unhear it. However Nicholas alternative/ potential nicknames are just so cool sounding (Nico or Cole) that I’m not sure that matters, so I say go for it.

There's some data here from the ONS:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc363/babyindex.html#0,Nicholas

According to the ONS, Nicholas was a vey popular name from the 1950s until the 1990s but after about 2003 it just dropped off the list altogether.

As I mentioned above, my DB did sometimes have people call him names but I guess that everybody gets that to some extent.

I have known a couple of Nicholas's in addition to my brother and they all, without fail, went by the name of Nick, even in professional situations. The only time I ever saw then use "Nicholas" was on official forms eg driving licence or passport or job applications etc.

I also remember that our mum always used to call him by his full name when he was in trouble!

"Especially because it needs to vaguely work in Greek as have family in Cyprus."

I would guess even here the family would likely use whatever is the Greek diminutive for Nicholas.

My DH was born abroad and his name is Nikolai. He always gets called by the diminutive for that in his own language.

So, I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you do then he will most likely be known as Nick or some other similar diminutive and he will likely associate his full name with being in trouble. eg if you ever shout out something like "Nicholas [middle name] Geueiiii, you get here right now!"

"My DH was born abroad and his name is Nikolai. He always gets called by the diminutive for that in his own language."

Sorry, just to add, he only gets the called the diminutive by others that speak the same, or related, language.

Many of his British friends call him by his full name, others call him Nick or Nicky. None of his British friends use the diminutive from his native language.

Gorgeous name but the ‘knicker less’ thing really puts me off.

Knickerless. It's a common giggle in our house. And there's the scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding where everyone is called Nick.

I'm in my 60s and know lots of Nicholases/Nicks. My DC in their late 20s do too. Knickerless or Nicklearse are not something I am familiar with.

It’s a great name and underused as pp says

I like Nico as a short form

My mum called my childhood best friend the same… obviously he was a Nick/nicholas. I’ve never heard it since but the name has been less popular the last few years.

I actually really like it, it’s a classic!

An underused classic! Such a wonderful name.

Although I like it as a name, I could never use it. Like others, I remember a boy at primary school being teased about being knicker-less.

I like Nicholas and Nicolas.

I love the Little Nicolas films too.

The knickerless taunt, I have never heard but it's funny, not that cruel and, as boys don't wear knickers, it's true!

Good point! 😂

Yes I’m a similar age and I think it fell out of fashion a) because growing up almost every boy we knew was Sam or Nicholas ( Nick) and b) it did get the Knickers/ Knickerless treatment BUT I love it. It’s classic, masculine and I like Nico as a short version. It’s unfussy and solid yet pleasant on the ear. My hormones must have been fat wilder as I even toyed with Nicodemus early in one pregnancy!

Lovely name, a true classic and very international.