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Francis nn Frank or just Frank?

43 replies

37andfree · 15/10/2022 20:38

Unsure what to do with birth certificate.
I do like Francis but wanting Frank day to day

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nelliebear8 · 18/10/2022 07:02

Just Frank, so cute!

Medoca · 17/10/2022 15:09

I didn’t even know Frank could be used a nickname for Francis!! My uncle is called Frank, just that.

weekendninja · 17/10/2022 14:54

I really like Francis and to be shortened to Frank.

Frank sounds like a comedy name/nickname to me. I just couldn't imagine a baby/toddler/adolescent called Frank for real.

FayCarew · 17/10/2022 14:50

FennelAndOnions · 16/10/2022 16:41

It is to me too.

Next someone will be saying it’s ‘timeless’ and a ‘classic’. Which is the automatic reply to anyone when they say they don’t like a name. 🙄

I thought it was because they liked the name and it didn't particularly date-stamp them.

Yennefer19 · 17/10/2022 13:21

My grandad is a Francis, goes by Frank, whenever he has appointments etc, the person he’s seeing always expects him to be a woman, he gets this a lot, don’t know why, I know it’s a unisex name but I always thought the feminine version is with an e. Maybe something to think about.

Luredbyapomegranate · 16/10/2022 23:26

Francis nn Frank 💯

PrioritiseCalm · 16/10/2022 18:38

I prefer Francisco /nn Frank

Boudica66 · 16/10/2022 18:26

Francisco....

UsernameIsHarderThanBabyName · 16/10/2022 18:24

Definitely just Frank - lovely name

Mouthfulofquiz · 16/10/2022 18:11

‘Wet’ name 😂
alrighty then.

Singleandproud · 16/10/2022 17:53

I prefer Frank and Frankie for day to day whilst small.

It's interesting, I've worked in education for the best of a decade and never taught a Frank, although have taught several children named Frankie and a Francisco that goes by Fran day to day.

I wonder if John, Paul and Simon will be making a come back soon - a bit of a 60s revival after all the Alfie and Archies.

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 16/10/2022 17:44

Francis for me. Frank is a bit harsh.

Thrownunderabus · 16/10/2022 17:03

Frank.

All the men I know of who are called Francis are all known as Frank, so they clearly weren’t fans of Francis.

mynameisnotkate · 16/10/2022 17:00

I really like Francis. To me, Frank is a bit of an old man name.

FennelAndOnions · 16/10/2022 16:41

It is to me too.

Next someone will be saying it’s ‘timeless’ and a ‘classic’. Which is the automatic reply to anyone when they say they don’t like a name. 🙄

XAQ · 16/10/2022 16:14

Johnnysgirl · 16/10/2022 13:46

It really isn't.

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It is to me.

midsomermurderess · 16/10/2022 15:47

What is wet about it? I think I’d just go for Frank if that’s the name he’ll go by from the off. I know a Tony who is just that, not formally Anthony.

Johnnysgirl · 16/10/2022 13:46

XAQ · 16/10/2022 13:36

It's such a wet name !

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It really isn't.

XAQ · 16/10/2022 13:36

Mouthfulofquiz · 15/10/2022 21:37

Francis isn’t an awful name at all 😂
Francis and Frank are both well established, perfectly decent names. The Francis I know is very funny and a great friend.

It's such a wet name !

FayCarew · 16/10/2022 13:31

Francis, but I prefer it as a middle name because I'm not keen on Frank. Dislike Franklin.

SummaLuvin · 16/10/2022 11:50

I love Frank! For me it has an understate elegance in it's simplicity, that is taken away in the longer versions of Francis and Franklin. I can't stand Franklin so that is a straight no. While Francis is fine, I find it a little drab so wouldn't use it personally.

A lot of MN users heavily support using an extended name on birth certificate and then using your preferred diminutive day to day, however, this only works in the parents like the extended version, and the other diminutives that go along with it as their child might switch when they grow upland reject the diminutive the parents initially wanted.

youcantry · 16/10/2022 11:14

I like both. I know three men named officially Francis; one is known as Frank, one goes by Fran (pronounced Frarn) and one as Frankie

S25 · 16/10/2022 10:52

Frank. Nice strong name. I do like Francis aswell but it is a totally different feeling to Frank.

RuthW · 16/10/2022 10:32

Francis without a doubt

Mumsnut · 16/10/2022 10:31

Frankenstein in full

I dare you …