Baby boy names, K in place of a C? Lucas/Lukas, Nicholas/Nikolas?

I think Lukas %26amp; Nikolas are cute, but my husband says NO. He thinks we should spell it "normal" so he wont get teased.





What do you think?


Lucas / Lukas


Nicholas / Nickolas / Nikolas

Baby boy names, K in place of a C? Lucas/Lukas, Nicholas/Nikolas?
I think Lukas is fine...but IDK about Nikolas/Nickolas
Reply:Most times when you see the K substituted for the C it is based on heritage. For instance, in the Slavic countries you will find Nikolas, Kristofer, etc. If you %26amp; your husband are not trying to represent your ancestry, then it would be solely preference.


Kids are teased for everything these days but it is VERY rare for a kid to tease another over the spelling of his/her name. Think about it, most of that little kid teasing goes on BEFORE these kids even know how to "correctly" spell eachother's names. They would be more likely to tease eachother based on WHAT the name is as opposed to how to spell it.


I think you'd be worse off with some kind of obscure or made- up name that kids have never heard or can't pronounce. If you're afraid of teasing by other kids, stay away from names that rhyme with "bad" or "potty" words (ex: Tucker, Lee, Stu, etc.). Also, watch out for acronyms that your chld's initials may spell (I have a female cousin whose initials are PMS).


Anyway, I think your biggest problem with a variant spelling would be that when people spell a name they tend to go with the "norm", so you would have to make sure it wouldn't bother you (or your child) that his name would consistently misspelled.


GOOD LUCK !!!


(Personally, I actually like Lukas but unless you're Russian I'm not so sure about Nikolas)
Reply:No matter what you name a kid, they will get teased. It might be about their name, or the way they look, or talk, or just because they dont run fast. Its what kids do. If you name him lukas, he will probably go by luke anyway. And if you call him nikolas he will probably go by Nick. So it really doesnt matter. The only thing is you will have a hard time finding personalized stuff. Like pencils, plates for bikes, anything like that. My son is AustYn, and i cant find anything like that for him. But he doesnt get teased for his name
Reply:Hubby is right dear.May be kids make fun of the correct spelling ,don't care about that but when there is a correct way to spell it and you know that correct spelling always use that correct spelling.Whats the message you want to send.to the kid -spell it how you like to spell it.To the world-I cant put my finger on it but something about that kid just isn't right.
Reply:For the love of god, spell it normally. Don't call into the trendy trap of spelling your kid's name with a K, like every other parent these days.





Nikolas is fine if you're european... that's how a lot of Slavic countries spell it, anyway.
Reply:I don't think he'd get teased, I just think people would spell it wrong his whole life. (The 'C' way instead of the 'K' way). I know from experience it can be quite annoying to always have to correct it. They're nice names though.
Reply:I like it the "Boy" way, Sorry I agree with him=(Its like my sons name is Christian, on his soccer team there was another Khristian but he was the Khristian with a "K" the kids NN him that=( I don't think you want that for YOUR boy?!!:{
Reply:I think it depends on each name. I like Lucas better %26amp; to me all 3 variations of Nicholas look fine %26amp; "normal".
Reply:I prefer the traditional spellings, Lucas and Nicholas.
Reply:I like the normal way of spelling it.
Reply:kristian


Kristopher


Mikael ( Michael)
Reply:idk. i like the names





dawson


blake


taylor


jackson
Reply:They look better spelt with a C. :-)
Reply:I have to say I prefer it without a K