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Have you ever met someone called...

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bluemoon2468 · 24/07/2020 16:51

... Franklin? If so, how old are they?

Curious also about the nicknames Frankie (for a boy) and Frank and whether you've met anyone with those names?

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TipTopTap · 24/07/2020 21:14

I know two Franklins and three Frankies, all primary school age.

Aloethere · 24/07/2020 21:12

I knew a Frankie, he would be about 60 now at a guess, he was an alcoholic and drank himself to death.

Thehollyandtheirony · 24/07/2020 21:11

I know a Franklin who is 50 something.

ultrababy · 24/07/2020 21:01

Yes I do. He's about 5 months old and the name totally suits him. It's isn't shortened either.

FrustratedMess · 24/07/2020 19:17

I know a frankie (22) (Girl)

And Frank (10) (Boy)

Angelmonkey · 24/07/2020 19:15

There is a Franklin in my child’s reception class, he is 5. I think it gets shortened to Frank

Papergirl1968 · 24/07/2020 18:42

My dad was Frank and he would have been 87 now.
A friend’s son is Frank, short for Francis, and he’s early 20s and a lovely lad.

FedUpAtHomeTroels · 24/07/2020 18:28

I knew one, he is now 25. He was known as Frankie.

Proudpeacock · 24/07/2020 18:18

Just 1 4 year old Franklin

NaToth · 24/07/2020 18:11

DH's godson is Franklin, always called Frankie, although he may grow out of that. He's 19.

Twizbe · 24/07/2020 18:11

I know a 65 year old female Frankie which is short for Frances. To me Frankie is always female.

safetosay · 24/07/2020 18:09

Also know a 10 year old Frank

safetosay · 24/07/2020 18:08

I know an 9 yr old Franklin. He is always known as Franklin!

SuzanneV · 24/07/2020 18:06

I know a 4 year old one.

MrsCrosbyNRTB · 24/07/2020 18:05

Yes, he’s 21. He’s from Sierra Leone

MaryHeck · 24/07/2020 18:04

I know two. A man in his fifties and a teenager.

Whatthebloodyell · 24/07/2020 18:03

I’ve never met a Franklin. Tonnes of Frankies. Adult ones mostly male and Francis. Teenager ones mostly female and Francesca. And a few little boy and girl Frankies.

isitorisntit · 24/07/2020 17:57

Oh, and another 8yo Frank.

isitorisntit · 24/07/2020 17:56

Franklin is 12yo. 2x Franks in the same class (6yo).

tara66 · 24/07/2020 17:55

President Roosevelt's first name of course.

Mammyloveswine · 24/07/2020 17:53

I love Francis!

Namechangex10000 · 24/07/2020 17:45

I know frankies and my grandad is frank.

Never met a Franklin that im aware of but will always remind me of the little smart arse boy on some American tv show!

florascotia2 · 24/07/2020 17:45

Sorry, but it mkes me think of an elderly BBC radio presenter en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Engelmann , plus the deluded people here:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_on_the_land who also use the word 'franklin'.

Peaseblossom22 · 24/07/2020 17:41

Isn’t Franklin a pretty well known dragon in a children’s book Franklin’s Flying Bookshop

www.booktrust.org.uk/book/f/franklins-flying-bookshop/

Orphlids · 24/07/2020 17:37

I don’t know any Franklins. I know one Frank, he is seven and in my DD’s class at school. He is Mr Charisma and my daughter is most violently in love with him.

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