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Frank or Francis?

28 replies

Begd · 08/09/2016 01:53

We can't decide! He'll have the NN Frankie

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katemess12 · 08/09/2016 02:02

Francis.

LauderSyme · 08/09/2016 02:08

Not Francis!

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 08/09/2016 02:22

Francis.

AndDontCallMeShirley · 08/09/2016 02:48

Francis

Babytalkobsession · 08/09/2016 03:09

Imo they are completely different names. We have a Frank and love it, but can't bare Francis.

So I choose Frank.

Canyouforgiveher · 08/09/2016 03:19

Francis

TheDowagerCuntess · 08/09/2016 03:46

My BF's DS is Francis which I must admit, I don't love, but universally known as Frankie.

MaitlandGirl · 08/09/2016 04:19

What about Franklin?

Our puppy (sorry about comparing a hairy baby with an actual baby!) is called Franklin but he gets Frank.

HettyB · 08/09/2016 06:26

Francis. You can call him Frank or Frankie, but then he has the longer form if he ever wants to use that.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 08/09/2016 08:21

Just Frank.

NotTodaySatan · 08/09/2016 08:23

I have a just Frank. Francis didn't appeal to us.

Detest Frankie and even more-so Franklin.

PuffPastry314 · 08/09/2016 08:25

Francis.

It's been several decades since we all went to hell in a handcart and all of these Catholic Papal names are due a come back.

Not keen on Frank.

Sophronia · 08/09/2016 09:09

Francis

Muskey · 08/09/2016 09:14

My brother is a Francis but everyone calls him Frank. My dm loves calling him Francis when he has done something wrong. The fact he is 54 doesn't seem to matter

ceara · 08/09/2016 09:15

We went for Francis (middle name) so he has a longer form and because it sounded better in combination with his other names. But regret not going witj Frank - he was named in honour of a Frank and I prefer the name.

yeOldeTrout · 08/09/2016 09:15

What about Franklin? All of them are fine by me, btw, but some folk might assume you're catholic if Francis.

SteviebunsBottrittrundle · 08/09/2016 11:32

Francis.

MrsCaecilius · 08/09/2016 12:44

I like Franklin too, I have a family member with that name and have always liked it.

squoosh · 08/09/2016 14:17

I like both Frank and Francis. It's a nice Catholic name (as opposed to an ugly Catholic name like Concepta or Ambrose).

isitseptemberyet · 08/09/2016 16:57

Francis is on our final name list.. He'd b nicknamed frank. I agree with one of the previous posters who said they feel like vert different names. I also dislike Frankie for a boy for some reason.
The thing tht holds me back from Francis is the pronunciation, my sister in law (who is posher than me) insists it must be 'fraaaaRncis' as opposed to fran-cis which is how it comes more naturally to me !

damngirl · 08/09/2016 17:00

Francis. I've always really disliked Frank.

Laidbackorlazy · 08/09/2016 17:03

We have a Frank - was going to be Francis but he looked more like a Frank for some reason. Gets called Frank and Frankie. I love it (obv)

GoldFishFingerz · 08/09/2016 17:04

Franco or frank

MotherofFrancis · 08/09/2016 17:16

Francis known as Frank/Frankie - Frankie when little and still cute, Frank when great hulking teenager. My no longer little and cute, though still very lovely, great hulking teenage Frank is Francis on his birth certificate. He likes to use it sometimes in formal situations. He also gets called (among many other things) Franklin as an affectionate nickname.

MrsGsnow18 · 08/09/2016 19:19

Francis would be my preference over Frank.
Not a fan of frankie though.