Eric, Patrick or Adrian? Help me please!

[Elsa2025]

Hi everyone! I am looking for a boy's name that starts with E as my name is Elsa. I like names that are not very common in the classroom like Liam, Oliver etc. I prefer a name that is elegant, strong and with a British and international sound too. Which of the following combinations sounds interesting to you? :-)
I am open to other suggestions of names too. So Far, I like Eric, Patrick and Adrian.

Eric Frederick
Eric Franklin
Eric Patrick
Eric Adrian

Thanks for your insights! 😘

I can't say I'm keen on Eric but then I'm old (67) and when I was young it was an old man's name. It was also perceived as a bit naff, rather like Derrick or Norman. I love the name Patrick but you really can't have Eric Patrick. Why not just call him Patrick.

Ethan Francis

Eric is a cartoon character name normally the bafooon, if that is wot u r looking for it’d b perfect.

Patrick is the only name I like there ( Irish rather than English). Eric is reminiscent of Eric and Ernie but that is probably a generational thing. Fred has been done to death. And also Fred west.
Each to their own though.

Eric is awful. It’s just awful. It’s not like a classic name that stands the test of time like Edward, Arthur, Henry or William. To me it’s just a dated old man’s name like Barry, Norman, Reg, Derrick, Ken etc.

It would be like calling a newborn girl Brenda or Maureen.

I like Patrick more than Adrian in absolute terms, but I definitely think Adrian works better with Eric. Otherwise it sounds too "rick-y"!

@Leeloo1233 I do appreciate your perspectives and kind words. You're 100% right. 😘

I'm not keen on Eric. It is an old man name to me, (maybe it's coming back into fashion I have teens so I wouldn't know)

Isnt it also short for erection?

I would agree that Adriansare 60 years old. I associate it with Adrian Mole

Patrick is nice

Elliot isn't an old man name. The two I know are in their teens.

Again, maybe generational, but Adrian to me is either Adrian Mole, or a middle-aged bloke in socks and sandals - it was a bit of a Guardian-reading, vegetarian vicar name in the 80s. (Sorry.) Similarly, Eric is a knotted-hankie-on-head, cheerful grandpa and/or Northern comedian.

I can see how Eric's having a revival, though!

Adrian and Eric are such geeky terrible names.

@WalterdelaMare The term "geek" has a few meanings, but generally, it refers to someone very passionate or highly knowledgeable about a particular subject, often related to technology, computers, or niche interests like science fiction, gaming, or pop culture. Coming from the AI industry myself, I find your comment to be a great compliment. As for terrible, I find this statement quite strong and without even a justification makes no sense to me. I find these names quite cool and that's the reason they are on my list.

@Skybluepinky I don't care about cartoons and maybe this reference makes more sense to old people and not the young generation. Those being born now, so that is irrelevant to me. So much so that by the time the baby is older these people referring to such cartoons might not even be alive.

@Moveoverdarlin I don't think so! These names you mentioned are just too boring, and in the classroom, there are plenty of them!!! I find the name Eric will be different from others. It sounds quite modern, bold and strong.

@OnTheBounce "Eric is a knotted-hankie-on-head, cheerful grandpa and/or Northern comedian.". Maybe this is how you perceive the name in your neck of the woods. I find this name to be quite bold, modern and strong.

Eric is horrid. Erik is marginally better.Patrick is good.Adrian not so much.

Is this an AI post? It really sounds like it

are you going to go robotically through the responses of everyone whose opinion you solicited in order to tell them their opinion is incorrect?

Probably is. I can't understand why you would ask for opions and dismiss all the opinions

YES! 😂

Because I don't like certain opinions, as simple as that! This is a forum where people can agree and disagree. No problem!😂

Eric is an old man name in a bad way

@Bigearringsbigsmile Please smile! This is a forum for people, by people, and among people—not an AI. Just so you know, AI only functions because people like myself in the IT industry write algorithms and give commands to computers. There are always people behind it. AI does not have its own life.😂

@leia24 Elaborate please!

I adore the name Patrick!

Elliot always sounds rather distinguished to me!

Eric Frederick

bit too Trumpian for my taste.