Francis

[AnaChocolatte]

What do you think for a boy?

It is my favourite and DP is half on board, he had wanted something to reflect Irish heritage but the baby will be a Londoner and I don't think I want a real Irish name like Oisín etc

Any views appreciated thanks.

[ZebraKid71]

It is my favourite boys name, a big yes from me!

[JaneJeffer]

Love it.

[DramaAlpaca]

It's not my cup of tea to be honest, but it's a good, strong name.

It's a name that has historically been very popular in Ireland, so in that way it would reflect Irish heritage.

[AnaChocolatte]

Yes it feels like a good compromise on an Irish name to me. I wanted something that would be quite international where as Irish DP would go quite traditionally Irish if left to his own devices. Patrick would be even better on that front but I'm not quite as keen.

[HeyDolly]

I don’t mind it. The Francis I know sometimes gets nicknamed Frank which is cute.

[Sophronia]

It’s great!

[MariaMadita]

Makes me think of the Pope.

You might also like Anthony.

[Jasmina456]

Don't like it particularly.

[Jasmina456]

Makes me think of the awful Cousin Francis in To Kill a Mockingbird.

[17caterpillars1mouse]

Love it. Though shame you dont like Patrick its another lovely name. I revently met a 3 year old Patrick and he was a gorgeous little thing

[TroubledLichen]

I really like it

[Octopeppa]

I like it.

[Thundersky]

I like it

[SippingSipsmith]

Love!

[n0ne]

Love it! My half-Irish grandad was a Francis, it was my no 1 choice if we'd had a boy

[BexleyRae]

Love it. But I may be biased as the feminine spelling is my middle name

[dancerdancer]

The only one I know is a 50 year old man. And for some reason it reminds me of the Roman Catholic religion. But I don’t dislike it.

[SwedishEdith]

It's lovely. Anthony is similar.

[Sprinklesinmyelbow]

Love it

[WeShouldBeFriends]

Also love it. Is one of my ds's middle names.

[ragged]

i'm reading Trainspotting2 at the moment so have some issues with this name.

[spotspot]

I really like it and would have considered it if our now 2 year old had been a boy. BUT in the last two years I've met loads and loads of baby Franks, if that bothers you at all.

[OublietteBravo]

I really love it

(but then I’ve been addicted to the Lymond Chronicles since I was a teenager).

[Lycanthropology]

Love it. It's long overdue a comeback.

My grandad was Francis (Frank), DFIL is a foreign version of it, and DD has middle name Frances!

[TheCraicDealer]

Love it, will probably use it as a MN if we have a boy.