Frankie for a girl?

As a shortened version of frances, francine fracoise or francesca. Not on it,s own. the trouble is if you give a shortned version someone wil just legngthan it and she will have to keep telling people thats not her name. (I know Vicki who kept having to tell peole her name wasn,t Victoria.)

I think it's cute As an independent name, I don't like it as a short form of Francesca. That's a harsh name for a child.

Frankie Cocozza 🤣😂 random reference of the day! I'm sure he would be delighted someone remembers him!

I love it as short for Frances

It's my dogs name and she's a girl.

I don’t like it at all. Reminds me of that Frankie Cocozza

Love it

Girl or boy, it instantly makes me think of Manky Frankie from Still Game.

Awful. I know a Frankie and she is known by another name entirely.

Please give her a proper name like Frances or Francesca and use Frankie as her everyday name.

Love it. Considered it myself.

I know a Frankie, she is an adult but stunning looking and really cool so that's how the name seems to me. Her actual name is Francine.

I love it for a girl but don’t like it for a boy.

Not keen sorry

I like it. Prefer it as a nn for Frances though.

It's lovely but only as a nickname.

You could have Franca. I know an Italian Francesca who is called Franca for short.

It's incredibly ugly on a boy or girl. It has such a harsh unpleasant sound.

I would definitely assume it was a nn, whether male or female, for Frank, Francesca or Frances.

I love it. It makes me think of a confident girl with a strong personality. Probably because I love the character Frankie in Wentworth.

Not a fan personally, but not because I'd think 'boy' - I've known several female Frankie's over the years, it's a well recognised girls name these days.

I know a baby girl called Frankie. That's her big name, it's not short for anything. I like it and it really suits her.

Love it

I have a Francesca who we thought would probably be shortened to Frankie but it didn't happen, just doesn't suit her. I do like it though.

I know of both boys and girls named Frankie. I personally see it as a more of a girls name.

I know two female Frankies, both late 30s. One is short for Frances, the other is "just" Frankie. I'm so used to it as a girls name it surprises me when I hear it for a boy now.

I personally really dislike the trend of naming girls with traditionally boys names. It's fine as a nn but it's like calling a girl Kenneth.