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Effie or Frankie for baby girl?? Help me decide

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Stumpysmum · 04/05/2016 12:24

I absolutely love both Effie and Frankie for our daughter, she would be given a full name of either Josephine with Effie for short or Francesca with Frankie for short.

Middle names probably Florence Anne

So

'Effie' Josephine Florence Anne
'Frankie' Francesca Florence Anne

Go on, hit me with your thoughts?

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Artistic · 04/05/2016 12:31

The first thing that comes to my mind is Skins!!! Grin

I like effie.

Stumpysmum · 04/05/2016 12:32

Yes, Effy from skins was an Elizabeth

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mrsschu · 04/05/2016 12:34

I love Effie, not keen on Frankie.

MyFirstMyLastMyEverythingBagel · 04/05/2016 12:41

I ❤️ Effie

BareBearBum · 04/05/2016 12:44

Effie!

Stumpysmum · 04/05/2016 12:48

Whoop! This is looking positive, see in my head she is already Effie, every time I think of her that is what I call her, DH loves it too, but I'm just wavering as not keen on the Film/ tv links. (Effy from skins and Effie Trinkett from hunger games or something similar? Not sure haven't watched it).

She sounds cheeky and mischievous just like her older sister :)

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SageYourResoluteOracle · 04/05/2016 12:50

Love Effie, Frankie not so much.

Vajazzler · 04/05/2016 13:02

I love Effie but not not at all keen on Frankie. What about Ronnie/Veronica

LadyAntonella · 04/05/2016 13:08

Definitely Josephine with nn Effie - it is gorgeous.

Dixxie · 04/05/2016 14:06

Effie sounds a bit like a swear word to me, I don't swear but you hear people say 'F - off'...

MitzyLeFrouf · 04/05/2016 14:12

I MUCH prefer Francesca/Frankie.

MitzyLeFrouf · 04/05/2016 14:13

What about Ronnie/Veronica

Heinous.

Joinourclub · 04/05/2016 14:15

So love Effie.

MitzyLeFrouf · 04/05/2016 14:17

Wasn't Ruskin's wife an Effie? Apparently he turned and ran when he saw that real life women didn't look exactly like statues from antiquity and had pubic hair.

Poor John Ruskin.

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Sophronia · 04/05/2016 15:13

I much prefer Josephine to Francesca

Dollface136 · 04/05/2016 15:21

Agree with other posters that Effie is a bit like a swear word. Frankie is cute in my opinion but the danger in working backwards from a nickname to a full first name is that you miss the other nicknames for that name which you may not like as much (and which your child may get called by other people) such as Francesca and Fran or Frannie rather than Frankie.

squeezed · 04/05/2016 15:46

Love, love, love Effie.

Flopsyhopsy · 04/05/2016 16:06

I too think of Effie as similar to Effing (swearing), sorry.

I like Francesca very much!

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 04/05/2016 17:56

I agree with pps about Effie. Seffie which is similar would work as a nn for Josephine.
Francesca is very pretty.

elor11 · 04/05/2016 17:59

I agree with the effie swearing thing.

Winterbiscuit · 04/05/2016 18:01

I like Josephine but with Josie or Jo as nickname. With Effie I thought of swearing too I'm afraid! Frankie is fine though. I like Frances as well, which could also have the nickname Frankie.

PhylumChordata · 04/05/2016 18:02

I like Effie but too close to eff off to me.

NellysKnickers · 04/05/2016 18:10

Love Effie. It was our my first choice girls name for dc1, but he was a boy. I think it's beautiful.

MadameDePompom · 04/05/2016 18:13

Effie is a bit of a wispy, nothingy name to me. Sorry!

Francesca is lovely.

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