baby's fn will be ... and poll for spelling of it !

MnNsAngel

Ladies our little lion will be name Niko (knee-co) His daddy's name is Nicholas and although i am so in love with that name(nicholas), i hate when a child is called 'junior" rather than his name. So we choose to pick a different variation of Nicholas's name. Same meaning which i love, however it still gives the little one his individuality. We are a tad conflicted with the spelling. For some people who have never heard this name, i think the double "k" option will allow them to pronounce better. idk, today i have major slush brain ... hope i am making sense... tell me also if you pronounced it right the first time around.... thanks in advance...[Poll]

TripMomma

I prefer Nico.

MelleTX

I voted for Niko because that was the best of the two options, but I much prefer Nico. He can choose to go by Nico or even Nic when he is older. 

BarefootRI

I wish there was a third option because I definitely prefer Nico. Out of your choices though, Niko for sure. I feel that the two Ks in Nikko make it sound like "Nick-o" as opposed to "Neek-o".

queenbone

Nico.

 

I totally pronounced Niko wrong.  

MnNsAngel

yes, maybe two k's will give icko pronunciation....We don't care for the C spelling.. We feel the k is more masculine and makes more of a statement. 

emikat

TripMomma:

I prefer Nico.

 Agree.  

Reilly626

As a teacher certain names you will never use- Nico was the Worst student I've ever had in my 12 years of teaching!!! Its a very popular name in NJ, I like Nicholas better especially if he is a professional one day. just my 2 cents.

ObLaDi

BarefootRI:

I wish there was a third option because I definitely prefer Nico. Out of your choices though, Niko for sure. I feel that the two Ks in Nikko make it sound like "Nick-o" as opposed to "Neek-o".

I completely agree with this. Nico is a great name.

I would pronounce Nikko "Nick-o" and would wonder whether Niko was pronounced "Ny-co," like Nike with an o.

magsugar13

Nico is the italian spelling

Niko/Nikko is the greek spelling

We used Nico because we are italian. Either spelling is legit, but the C looks better to me.

ffejsGirl

MnNsAngel:

yes, maybe two k's will give icko pronunciation....We don't care for the C spelling.. We feel the k is more masculine and makes more of a statement. 

I feel the opposite and think the C is more masculine. Are you Italian or Greek? If so I'd go with traditional spelling for either. 

KearaD

MnNsAngel:

yes, maybe two k's will give icko pronunciation....We don't care for the C spelling.. We feel the k is more masculine and makes more of a statement. 

That's funny: I was just going to write that the K seems feminine to me. Niko looks like a name for a cute little Japanese girl, but Nico looks like the Nicholas variation you're going for. But as long as you don't spell it Nikko you'll get the pronunciation you want. 

What statement are you going for?  

Cranang

I don't understand what sort of "statement" you're trying to make.  Moreover, why does a child's name have to make a "statement?" 

Nico just looks better.  I would totally pronounce "Niko" as ny-co.  Plus there's no "k" in Nicholas.

aimeewinn

Is Niko going to be his full name or a nickname? My son is Niko - full name and I love it. I think the Nico version is for girls from what I read before naming him. Great choice!

AshDahlia

BarefootRI:

I wish there was a third option because I definitely prefer Nico. Out of your choices though, Niko for sure. I feel that the two Ks in Nikko make it sound like "Nick-o" as opposed to "Neek-o".

All of this. 

MarxieVonTrapp

I like Nico much, much better than Niko or Nikko.

MnNsAngel

I don't understand the "never use" comment. To me, a past incident with a name will not choose me from picking it. Thank u for feedback.

MnNsAngel

i did forget to mention that the K way is greek, and both of our names are greek.

Aligator28

TripMomma:

I prefer Nico.

This. 

MnNsAngel

aimeewinn:

Is Niko going to be his full name or a nickname? My son is Niko - full name and I love it. I think the Nico version is for girls from what I read before naming him. Great choice!

 

 

Thank u !  

Pictures29

TripMomma:

I prefer Nico.

Nico or Niko. 

apc1929

I like the name but definitely only spelled Nico

sunnyday016

MnNsAngel:

i did forget to mention that the K way is greek, and both of our names are greek.

I prefer Nico, but given this information I'll say Niko. 

Schnebs

The only way that you get a Jr. is if the child has the first and middle name the same as the father.  What about using Nicolas (since you said you love it) and choosing another middle name?  So if dad is Nicolas Robert, just make little one Nicolas James, for example.  Then you can still call him Nico/Niko, etc but he still has the option of going by Nick or Nicolas when he gets older.  It's just an option.  Since you are going to call him Nico/Niko/Nikko anyways, I would give him a name that ages and gives him options as he grows from a boy to a man.  

As for the spellings, I still prefer Nico like others have said, but of your two choices, if I have to choose, then I would pick Niko. 

brookelynpaisley

Nico. The K looks feminine, like you misspelled Nikki

isacdimi10

Schnebs:

The only way that you get a Jr. is if the child has the first and middle name the same as the father.  What about using Nicolas (since you said you love it) and choosing another middle name?  So if dad is Nicolas Robert, just make little one Nicolas James, for example.  Then you can still call him Nico/Niko, etc but he still has the option of going by Nick or Nicolas when he gets older.  It's just an option.  Since you are going to call him Nico/Niko/Nikko anyways, I would give him a name that ages and gives him options as he grows from a boy to a man.  

As for the spellings, I still prefer Nico like others have said, but of your two choices, if I have to choose, then I would pick Niko. 

Legally yes only when both names are the same but in the real world, not so much.

My FIL is named after his father (FN only) and he's junior to everyone. 

Same with several friends I know. 

 

OP. I prefer Nico. of your two options Niko is better because I definately pronounce it it "Nick-o" with two Ks

mrebecca

NMS

melody921

BarefootRI:

I wish there was a third option because I definitely prefer Nico. Out of your choices though, Niko for sure. I feel that the two Ks in Nikko make it sound like "Nick-o" as opposed to "Neek-o".

This was what I thought too. I like Nico or Niko

Reyka9

BarefootRI:

I wish there was a third option because I definitely prefer Nico. Out of your choices though, Niko for sure. I feel that the two Ks in Nikko make it sound like "Nick-o" as opposed to "Neek-o".

This, 100% 

brookelynpaisley

Niko or Nico.

Nikko would make me think it's pronounced Nick-o, like Nikki.