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Are there any names that you just can't imagine on a baby?

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TheNameNerd · 22/08/2022 12:13

Each to their own but I just can't picture a baby Frank. It seems such a harsh sounding adult name for a baby especially a newborn yet there have obviously been a lot of baby Franks but somehow I have a mental block when picturing it.

Does anyone else feel this way about a name?

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TigerRag · 22/08/2022 12:27

A friend's 7 year old is called Frank. It sounds strange!

Can't imagine Ian on a baby

JenniferAllisonPhillipaSue · 22/08/2022 12:26

Despite the HP films, I can never imagine a baby Neville

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TheNameNerd · 22/08/2022 12:26

I actually know a baby Frank and it suits him perfectly! I think once it’s a real baby and not a theoretical one, any name works

I met a newborn Frank once and he was the tiniest doll-like baby you could imagine. Frank just seemed so wrong on him. It didn't help that his twin had a very soft sounding name.

I'm trying to imagine what name I couldn't picture on a baby girl now. Ermintrude?

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confusedlots · 22/08/2022 12:20

There was a Frank in my child's nursery class, I thought it quite suited him!

HSKAT · 22/08/2022 12:20

Keith

stuntbubbles · 22/08/2022 12:19

Dave.

I actually know a baby Frank and it suits him perfectly! I think once it’s a real baby and not a theoretical one, any name works.

FeltCarrot · 22/08/2022 12:19

Harold and Hilda

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TheNameNerd · 22/08/2022 12:17

I can't really picture a baby Frankie either personally. A little more so than a Frank but I think the Frank part is so ugly that I can't quite see it on a lovely baby yet it's obviously worked for tens of thousands of babies.

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willingtolearn · 22/08/2022 12:17

@35965a Depends on whether you're a Castlevania fan or not - 'tres fort' is a good description for some babies. (Plus Richard Armitage does the voice for the character so...)

NotRainingToday · 22/08/2022 12:16

A baby Frankie would be ok though?

Mrsjayy · 22/08/2022 12:15

Sheila you are not going to get many baby Sheila's these days

35965a · 22/08/2022 12:15

Trevor. Who looked at a baby and thought ‘this little angel looks like a Trevor’