Eric vs Erik

TikiTurtle

Last name is very Scandinavian so I'm leaning more towards Erik, but was curious if that would influence your opinions.

JaysonandKristin

I WANT to like Erik more, but Eric looks better to me.

SuperMom17

I just prefer Eric so much more... Something about Erik makes it look a little you-meek for me, even though I know full well it's a legit spelling.

Smallstar

I've known an Eric, Erik, Erick, and Erich and like the Erik spelling the most out of these, especially with a Scandinavian last name. 

I see Eric as a troublemaker, and Erik as a tall, gorgeous, blonde guy.  :-)

MrsMac613

I liek Eric more but you should pick whatever flows better with the last name.

bobcee

My brother is Eric so that's how I'm used to seeing it, but with a Scandanavian LN I think you're good with the Erik spelling.

TikiTurtle

Smallstar said:

I've known an Eric, Erik, Erick, and Erich and like the Erik spelling the most out of these, especially with a Scandinavian last name. 

I see Eric as a troublemaker, and Erik as a tall, gorgeous, blonde guy.  :-)

Well thank you

Its a good chance that any son of mine would be gorgeous and blonde, but he wouldn't be blessed in the height department lol

TikiTurtle

I too am more familiar with the Eric spelling and wondered if others would think the Erik spelling was "youneek", but I find I just like it better. Maybe bc I've known Eric's but never any Erik's. Who knows.

lest12

As I posted in the Scandinavian name threads, my H is Finnish and our last name is very Finnish... His cousin (same last name) is Erich, and I really love that spelling.

If I had to choose between the two, I'd go with Erik though.  I'm all about paying homage to your roots, whether people think it is youneek or not.

bumpuser9353653

Idani said:

I think both are fine but if you have the very Scandinavian last name, I vote Erik. 

This.

Chapter79

I'm an Erika verses an Erica, so I'm a bit partial to that K. I like Erik.  Buuuuut, I like Eric too. I'd go with K based upon your last name, though.

Fletch82

Erik - but that's how DH spells his name so I may be bias.

blu-eyedwife

I love the look of Erik, but I would probably go with Eric only because it's more intuitive for us Americans in terms of spelling.  Which means he won't have to correct people or introduce himself as "Erik with a k"

ErikaLynn75

blu-eyedwife said:

I love the look of Erik, but I would probably go with Eric only because it's more intuitive for us Americans in terms of spelling.  Which means he won't have to correct people or introduce himself as "Erik with a k"

I agree. I'm an Erika, and I constantly have to correct the spelling of my name. My grandmother still can't get it right. My other grandmother painted my name on a little wooden chair when I was young and spelled it wrong (I still have it). A few weeks ago at work we were asked to proof our personal info and degree info for an official list somewhere, and my name was spelled wrong in every single place. It drives me insane. 

BUT... I do kind of like the k better. I just wish other people would figure it out!

TikiTurtle

blu-eyedwife said:

I love the look of Erik, but I would probably go with Eric only because it's more intuitive for us Americans in terms of spelling.  Which means he won't have to correct people or introduce himself as "Erik with a k"

This is my biggest concern, but then again, these days I think every kid will be asked how to spell their names due to the influx of weird/wrong spellings. So is a legit variation really that big of a deal?

Keri Marie

I like Erik because it's an anagram of my name!

abirdd9

Erik is my husbands name and I love it. Since being with him Eric looks misspelled to me.

BLPL101

I'm Swedish and my great grandpa from Sweden spelled it Eric. I prefer that. Love this name!!

olenkapdx

How about Aeriq?


Just kidding!  I vote Erik.

brooksidebride

JaysonandKristin said:

I WANT to like Erik more, but Eric looks better to me.

Ha, same here!

ELT88

ErikaLynn75 said:

blu-eyedwife said:

I love the look of Erik, but I would probably go with Eric only because it's more intuitive for us Americans in terms of spelling.  Which means he won't have to correct people or introduce himself as "Erik with a k"

I agree. I'm an Erika, and I constantly have to correct the spelling of my name. My grandmother still can't get it right. My other grandmother painted my name on a little wooden chair when I was young and spelled it wrong (I still have it). A few weeks ago at work we were asked to proof our personal info and degree info for an official list somewhere, and my name was spelled wrong in every single place. It drives me insane. 

BUT... I do kind of like the k better. I just wish other people would figure it out!

This. I'm an Erika as well (Erika Lynn, in fact!). I really like how my name is spelled; I like how it looks and that it isn't the most common spelling. BUT. No one ever spells it right, including people who have known me all my life. 

If you like Erik, go for it! Just be prepared to correct people all the time! There are worse problems to have