What do people think of the name Franklin?

[Thinkingpositively]

with Frank, Frankie as a shortened version?

[KirstenBlest]

I like Francis but don't like Franklin at all. Or Theodore for that matter.

[Iamstrugglingtopick]

I love Francis or Frank
Not so fond on Frankie for a boy but love it for a girl

Oops just seen how old this thread is!

[TatianaBis]

Frankie is awful imo.

Franklin’s ok, better as a middle name.

[Greyson2311]

Did you go with Franklin in the end? It’s my top name at the moment and was wondering what you think of it all these years down the line :)

[plieadianpony]

I Love it!

[MineOrk]

I like it. The " lin " sound makes me think it could easily be a unisex name, like Robin, as matter of interest, not a negative though.

Definitely should go with Franklin X. Surname when their name is written out, though, so cool!

[Thinkingpositively]

still canvassing on this one!! :)

[pascalia]

I prefer Francis, or just plain Frank.

[Thinkingpositively]

I'm 99% sure that he will be Franklin with Frankie for short. We are thinking of middle names. Really want him to take DH first name as a middle name but he doesn't like it!

[Makeminealarge]

A friend of mine named her son franklin nn frankie. I wasn't sure at first but now I love it as you don't hear of it often. It never crossed my mind re Roosevelt or came across as over American. I think it's lovely.

[FruitSaladIsNotPudding]

I quite like it, and I don't normally like surname-y names. Makes me think of Franklin Blake from The Moonstone, which is a good association.

[formicadinosaur]

Fab!

[moogy1a]

my 5 month old is a Franklin. Known as Frankie a lot. My favourite name of all time and gets very positive comments.

[Thinkingpositively]

Thanks folks. 99% sure he will be Franklin.. .............now for a middle name...........!.

[miffybun73]

I think of D Roosevelt or surname.

[ChunkyChicken]

I like it. Was on my list but DH not overly keen. I also liked Theodore as well though so not sure I'm a good example of avoiding the "as in Roosevelt" connection

[invicta]

Nice. Unusual, but not not difficult to spell, or too way out.

[Mariannesmum]

Love it. Was on our list for a boy.

[RealityQuake]

Lovely, my DS2 wears it well . We haven't shortened it yet though, and we've had no issue about people asking about namesakes, only happened once (by a recently married in Uncle of DH who didn't know it was a family name and thought we'd named him after Benjamin Franklin ). Only problem we've had is multiple healthcare/HVs keep writing it down as Franklyn, with a y, keep having to correct it at the GP, which seems quite odd.

[5madthings]

I like it, unusual but not out there, lots of nickname possibilities, go for it :)

[kslatts]

I think Franklin is a lovely name

[comelywenchlywoo]

I like it. It's unusual, but not too "out there".

(My DSis had a book called "Franklin and the messy pigs" when we were growing up. It's a lovely book so I have nice associations with the name.)

[runningforme]

it just makes me think of the cartoon tortoise....

[MyNameIsSuz]

And nobody ever asks 'as in Roosevelt'

[MyNameIsSuz]

I have a Franklin, we intended to call him Frankie but mostly call him Frankels, it's an awesome name! We hoped it would be versatile enough to carry him through life with an appropriate name - Frankie when he's small, Frank when he's a bit older, etc. Do it!!!