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Frankie

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heartoftheocean · 06/07/2019 17:42

Frankie
If you heard the name would you think boy or girl?
And do you like it?

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PinkFlamingo888 · 06/07/2019 18:43

I love the name Frank/ Frankie for a boy. I wouldn’t want him to be stuck with just Frankie as an adult though so would either go with Frank or perhaps Franklin in bc. I’m not keen on Francis though

libbynaughtz26 · 06/07/2019 18:39

I'd think boy. It's a lovely name. A school friend has a two year old called Frankie and he's adorable

pinkflowers82 · 06/07/2019 18:38

I'm currently pregnant with a girl and we love the name Frankie but we already have a Ben who gets called Benny.

Tawdrylocalbrouhaha · 06/07/2019 18:19

I wanted to call DS Francis (Frank/Frankie) but I backed down in the face of overwhelmingly negative feedback, and I don't regret it. I still like the name, and it is a major family name on both sides, but I'm not the one who has to live with it.

Even the Franks and Frankies I consulted said no!

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heartoftheocean · 06/07/2019 18:16

Oh wow..... interesting response so far.
I will confess name I was thinking of using for a boy. Part of grandfathers name was Frank which I don't like. So had thought about Frankie. Hmmmm.

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Divgirl2 · 06/07/2019 18:04

Girl, and I'd hope assume it was a nickname.

Zoobluebabypink · 06/07/2019 18:04

Frankie and Benny’s
Frankie Cocozza Grin

Not keen if I’m being honest but it’s not awful

mistermagpie · 06/07/2019 17:49

The only Frankies I know are female.

Lobsterquadrille2 · 06/07/2019 17:49

I'd think Sister Sledge or Frankie Dettori.

But mainly girl.

Tavannach · 06/07/2019 17:46

Prefer it for a girl, as nn for Frances.

troppibambini · 06/07/2019 17:46

I know one of each. A boy 5 and a girl 3.

DramaAlpaca · 06/07/2019 17:44

I'd immediately think girl, short for Francesca.

And no, I don't like it at all. For either boy or girl.

Francis for a boy isn't too bad, but not Frankie.