Boring or classic?

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We're expecting shortly and have a shortlist for DS, we do have a favourite but I can't think of a middle name for any of them.
Also can we use one of them if it's the name of a close female friend (I think she would be delighted) and a distant family members rabbit

They are:

William
Edward (won't be teddy)
Thomas
Frankie

Love the first 3, especially William. Not keen on Frankie, it's not classic to me (reminds me of a song so you can guess my age pretty accurately).

Brilliant Frankie was the one i wasn't sure about, the first 3 I love

Really don’t like Frankie at all.
William is ok
Thomas is really nice
Love Edward !

Another no for Frankie, did like the song though!
William and Thomas I really like. I do like Edward, but don't like the shortenings, though teddy is my pet hate, so at least it wouldn't be that!

Frankie definitely isn’t classic but Frances is although not my taste
William & Edward are lovely
Thomas is ok

Oh that Frankie song springs to mind here, too.
I hated that song!

Classic names.

Franklin instead of Frankie, with Frankie as nn?

Franklin is nice, can call him 'Frankie' or 'Frank' for short.

William, Edward and Thomas are all very good names.

Thank you all! I actually prefer franklin to Frankie!

Not a fan of Frankie but I don’t mind Francis shortened to Frank/Fran.

Not keen on any on the list but really like Franklin!

Like William / Will and Edward / Ed. Good names.

Like them all apart from Frankie
Franklin is ok ish

Frankie is not classic

Don’t like Frankie or Franklin

The other are both classic and boring sorry

They’re very boring. It really depends if you mind your child being one of many. I have a common name and although I do like my name, I almost always have to also use my surname and have done all my life.

Frankie is the odd one out. Not a classic. The others are.

I love William and would like to have called DD it if she had been a DS!
Thomas and Edward also good.
Slightly less keen on Frankie thought it would grow on me, and there is the Frankie Dettori association, he is pretty cool.

Distant family rabbit doesn't matter at all and will be dead in a few years anyway so wouldn't affect choice

I agree that Frankie is the odd one out.

All the other three are great names. Personally, my choice would probably be Edward, but go with whichever one sounds best with your surname (and avoid William if your surname begins with a C).

I like them all apart from Frankie.

I do think they're toeing the line between boring and classic. Actually the two things aren't mutually exclusive, a name can be both boring and classic, and I think the top three are both, although nice enough. I wouldn't go for Edward if you don't like Teddy as this seems to be the most popular nickname at the moment and so others might call him it (or he might like it and pick it for himself)

A little boring maybe...

I like Franklin (Frankie) best and William (Willi) least

Love Edward

Love William and Edward - these are on my list too! Although Edward doesn't go with our last name so we probably won't use. But I love shortening Edward to Ned or Eddie! So cute!

Not keen on frankie - prefer just frank or franklin x

I have an Edward so biased but it is a great name!