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Francis nn Frank or just Frank?

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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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FennelAndOnions · 16/10/2022 10:15

Frank, if I had to choose. Francis is so drab and wet.

GallopingGreen · 16/10/2022 08:27

Family name here for a few generations - Francis on birth certificate but only ever known as Frank. Great name - and I love Francis.

Mol1628 · 16/10/2022 08:17

Frank on its own. My grandad was a Frank. Good strong name.

IHateWasps · 16/10/2022 08:16

Frank is such an ugly and harsh name. Francis is wet and unattractive but slightly more tolerable than Frank so Francis.

KangarooKenny · 16/10/2022 08:08

I knew a Francis who always went as Frank or Frankie.

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37andfree · 16/10/2022 08:07

@SameToo thank you for the suggestion just cannot being myself to like Franklin, it is a bottle of water where I am from so cannot get over that connection.

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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.

XAQ · 15/10/2022 21:34

Francis is an awful name. Love Frank/ franklin

SameToo · 15/10/2022 21:23

What about Franklin nn Frank?

DramaAlpaca · 15/10/2022 21:16

Francis is so much nicer and less harsh than Frank.

ofwarren · 15/10/2022 21:08

I usually prefer the full name but I really don't like Francis. Frank is a much stronger name.

Derrymum123 · 15/10/2022 21:08

Francis is just perfectly lovely. Frank for every day.

PinkSyCo · 15/10/2022 21:07

I don’t like either names quite frankly (tee hee), but if you like both I would probably go for the long version so that your DS will have a choice.

SalviaOfficinalis · 15/10/2022 21:06

I like Frank

Kaiken · 15/10/2022 21:05

Francis sound very religious

Johnnysgirl · 15/10/2022 21:05

I'd always give the option, tbh.

FreshCop · 15/10/2022 21:04

Frank is much cooler, Francis would make me imagine someone more boring.

Aria999 · 15/10/2022 20:46

I would go with just frank.

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