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Francis

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Girlmamaplus1boy · 08/05/2025 19:41

Is Francis too old fashioned? Is it too girly for a boy? Nn would be Fran

My girls are Beatrice (Bea) and Maeve

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Springadorable · 08/05/2025 19:46

Think he'd need to be a strong character to pull that off as a teenager in a standard school.

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Girlmamaplus1boy · 08/05/2025 19:45

@ByeByeByeee no expecting my first DS, I would use Francis for a boy but nn Fran rather than Frank

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ByeByeByeee · 08/05/2025 19:43

Do you mean Frances (girl name)? Francis is the boy version I think. I love it, (both the girl version and the boy version) but I know one and she hates it. She is fantastic though. She goes by Franny