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Francis or William

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Robot278 · 26/03/2023 14:02

Which of these do you prefer? We love both but not sure which to go with..

Francis William
William Francis

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Findyourneutralspace · 26/03/2023 15:06

William Francis. William is an excellent name and Will/Billy are great shortenings.

BrainOnFire · 26/03/2023 15:05

William Francis

Barleysugar86 · 26/03/2023 15:05

William by fair. I think it's a beautiful strong name. Francis is a bit feminine in comparison to me.

Sadiegirl87 · 26/03/2023 15:04

I'm not a fan of Francis but think Frank or Frankie is a better alternative. I like William, it's a classic name and he'll likely go by will when he's older

FirstFallopians · 26/03/2023 14:26

I love both.

My exP is called Francis, but we called him Fran. He was anything but wet, and never got teased about his name.

My DS is called William, day to day called Will. I still love it, it’s a solid, masculine name.

We’re in a part of the U.K. though where traditional saints names like Francis wouldn’t be unusual, and William wouldn’t be used by 50% of the population, so we don’t have the problem of having 2 or 3 in each class.

Nap1983 · 26/03/2023 14:18

Oooft.. Frank/Frankie or Willie/Dick…. If I had to choose Francis

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 26/03/2023 14:17

Can't you just call him Frank? It's a very well-established name in its own right.

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Robot278 · 26/03/2023 14:16

The popularity of William puts me off. I actually love Frank

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PhotoTakenOnAToaster · 26/03/2023 14:04

William Francis.
I don’t know any men called Francis (I see a lot of older men during my work) that are actually called Francis. Many use their middle names as their preferred nam, some are just known as Frank.

simonthedog · 26/03/2023 14:04

William Francis

ClaraThePigeon · 26/03/2023 14:04

William is infinitely nicer than the very wet Francis so William.

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