Frankie

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Frankie
If you heard the name would you think boy or girl?
And do you like it?

I'd immediately think girl, short for Francesca.

And no, I don't like it at all. For either boy or girl.

Francis for a boy isn't too bad, but not Frankie.

I know one of each. A boy 5 and a girl 3.

Prefer it for a girl, as nn for Frances.

I'd think Sister Sledge or Frankie Dettori.

But mainly girl.

The only Frankies I know are female.

Frankie and Benny’s
Frankie Cocozza

Not keen if I’m being honest but it’s not awful

Girl, and I'd hope assume it was a nickname.

Oh wow..... interesting response so far.
I will confess name I was thinking of using for a boy. Part of grandfathers name was Frank which I don't like. So had thought about Frankie. Hmmmm.

I wanted to call DS Francis (Frank/Frankie) but I backed down in the face of overwhelmingly negative feedback, and I don't regret it. I still like the name, and it is a major family name on both sides, but I'm not the one who has to live with it.

Even the Franks and Frankies I consulted said no!

I'm currently pregnant with a girl and we love the name Frankie but we already have a Ben who gets called Benny.

I'd think boy. It's a lovely name. A school friend has a two year old called Frankie and he's adorable

I love the name Frank/ Frankie for a boy. I wouldn’t want him to be stuck with just Frankie as an adult though so would either go with Frank or perhaps Franklin in bc. I’m not keen on Francis though

Girl

It sounds feminine and quite 'cute'

I would have thought boy.

Girl

I'd think boy, as I come from a long line of Francis/Frank/Frankies, and at least one male in each branch on that side have it either as a forename or middle name. I narrowly avoided being a Frances myself (thanks mum!), but poor brother copped it as a middle name. I'm not a fan of it in any form, and would recommend anything else instead!

I would think girl.

How about franklin?

Both, my best friend has a Francesca, nn Frankie, and I think of Frankie Valley and the 4 seasons or the band Frankie goes to Hollywood when people say Frankie and both are male in my head.

We have a little frankie, boy, in our extended family. So I immediately think boy

Could be either. And I love it!!!

My dad was Frankie (Frank) as a boy and now my daughter is Frankie (Francesca)...

if you like the name don't let some random strangers on the internet put you off!

It’s more common for girls recently. It’s probably one of my least favourite names for either. I don’t even know why I dislike it so much

I would also think girl.

I’d think either & that the child was a Francesca or Francis

Love it for a girl! Not so much a boy