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Stanley or Frank - Which is Rarer?

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doggus · 07/07/2011 01:12

Hi - we want to call ds to be Stanley or Frank - but I am worried that Stanley in particular is getting widespread and I do like to be a bit different!

Are there lots of Stans and Franks about?

Plus any other good World War 1 era names - bring em on. We are due in a week!

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milliemoan · 07/07/2011 10:07

Know loads of Stanleys - probably about 8. I know about 4 Franks.

I think Stanley will become very popular.

Rhubarbgarden · 07/07/2011 09:17

I know several little Stanleys but no Franks. How about Clifford? I think Cliff is a great nickname.

ragged · 07/07/2011 07:41

Oh, to add to Clary's list: Norman.

ragged · 07/07/2011 07:40

I know a baby Frank about 10 weeks old. Don't know any other Franks, or Stanleys... I knew a 20-something Stan 20+ yrs ago. "Stan" is a possible nn for DS2's name... but must admit I don't warm to it. Or doesn't suit him, anyway.

Alfie is THE popular WWI name, methinks. On Clary's list, I'd say that George is also fairly popular ime.

SandStorm · 07/07/2011 07:19

I know one Stanley but no Franks. I do know a Frankie though.

RustyBear · 07/07/2011 07:12

My FIL was Stanley Frank - born in 1922. He hated Stanley, though and was always known as Frank.

I work at a junior school and have only known one Stanley and no Franks there in 12 years -Stanley would be about 13/14 now.

We do have a Reginald coming up in September - the youngest of a family of four - the others are Sidney, Lily and Albert.

meditrina · 07/07/2011 07:09

I know 2 little Franks, and one grown up one. The only Stans I know are grown ups, who use it as a nn based on their surname.

TittyBojangles · 07/07/2011 07:08

They were our top two names! So I have one and know no others, round these parts they are definately rare,... fabulous names.

randomimposter · 07/07/2011 07:04

Know more Stanleys. No little Franks that I can think of.

Having said that I prefer Stanley. Also love Arthur and like Albert. (Don't see William, George or Thomas as "older" names, they have always been right up there in usage - all 3 are good classics, I have a William).

Clary · 07/07/2011 01:19

I know one Frank, aged 12; and two Stanleys, one 12 and one about 5.

I know a lot of kids tho so those figures are both pretty low (for example I must know/know of about 30 boys under 12 called Matthew).

Other WW1 names:

Frederick
William (v popular still)
Arthur
Albert
Sidney
Wilfred/Wilbert
George
Thomas (also v popular)

I love em all. Very much like Stanley but DH wasn't having it.

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