Opinions on the name Francis?

[Hypergear]

For a boy, obviously.
Can't decide if I love it or hate it

[mamansnet]

I don't mind it but people might shorten it to Frank, which I loathe.

[ScatteredMama82]

Love it

[SpaceSharkTea]

Love it for a boy!

Not overused too - I know of a little boy named Francis who is shortened to Fran and it's lovely.

[georgialondon]

I really dislike it. Just based on the sound

[SoupDragon]

To me it will always be a girl's name as there are two females with the name Frances in my family. I do know it's spelt differently for boys.

[flooooomp]

Love it.

[ChelseaGirly]

I like Frank. Not so much Francis

[lunasunshine]

Love it. It was my grandfather’s name (we called him Frank - which I also like) and my sister and niece both have the middle name Frances (after him, which I also love).

[Whatsyourflava]

Don’t like it. Gets shortened to Frank or frankie which I really dislike

[PhantomErik]

I love it but don't like Frank so wouldn't choose it unless I liked all likely shortenings/nicknames.

[Nowayorhighway]

It’s my Great-Aunt’s name. She is lovely but she’s also in her mid seventies so I just always picture an old woman .

[Elouera]

Agree with others that in my mind I see an elderly women- certainly not a baby boy. Yes, I'm aware the spelling is different. If you like it, go for it, but I honestly hate it.

[emmathedilemma]

Hate it

[Pippilangstrumpfi]

Love it! Francis is classy and cool.

[Kittywampus]

I like it, but I'm not keen on the nicknames Frank or Frankie

[Lavenderblues]

I like it. Good strong classic name.

The Francis I know is generally known as Francis. It is easy to say. Actually Frankie is a different name imo, and not shorter either!

[TatianaLarina]

Loathe. Geeky and uncool. Plus Frank/ie is awful.

[ColumbaPalumbus]

Love it and the diminutives.

[mulkshake]

Almost always shortened to Fran in my experience but I like it.

[Mamabear88]

Dislike strongly

[Darkpinkblue]

Absolutely awful. Very weak sounding. Nothing redeeming about it

[Whatsyourflava]

Harsh S sound when talking about possessions

Eg that’s FracISSSS bag

Hopefully this makes sense

[katy1213]

Too Catholic. Reminds me of holier-than-thou altar boys with hair greasily Brylcreemed by their rosary-bashing mothers.

[Lavenderblues]

Harsh S sound when talking about possessions
Eg that’s FracISSSS bag

How is that different to Miles' bag or James' bag?

[DramaAlpaca]

Francis is OK, but I can't bear Frank or Frankie.