What is Frankie a good nickname for?

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having twins (1 boy 1 girl). for our son we will him thomas we're not sure what were naming our daughter but we like frankie as a nickname, but what is a good full name. we liked frances but we now think it could be too masculine??

All the Francescas I know go by Franchi/Franci.

I like Frances best.

I much prefer Frances. It's a well-known girls name, so I don't think people will see it as masculine.

Was just coming on to say that Frances is pretty rare now - I know so many more boys Francis (which I think is awful) that I'd avoid Frances too really - although it is much nicer for a girl.

Francesca is lovely as you have the option of Cesca (Chesca) too.

Frankenstein

Frankincense?

But I'd assume Thomas and Frankie were boys.

Ive got a Frankie, long name Francesca. Love her name, only ever met 1 or 2 others. We call her Frankie about 90% of the time. Francesca very much a sunday or you are in bother name.

Francesca is lovely and with Frankie it gives her two very different styles to choose between.

I'd also assume Frankie is a boy. Nickname for Frank.

Frances and Francesca are nice girls names, shortened to Franci.

My Great Aunt is Francis, I never even considered it a male name. The Frankie’s I have known were all Francesca.

Francis is a boy's name. @Nowayorhighway.
Frances is a girl's name.

If you want to call your child Frankie rather than scraping around for a name it's a nickname to why not just call the child Frankie . Nicknames should come naturally not be forced because for some unknown reason you won't actually name your child the name you want to call it!

Frankincense, Frankfurter, Frankinstein... [Sorry I couldn't restist].

I thiknk I prefer Francesca to Francis.

My son has a nickname for a name (it's a shortened version of a few names), because I didn't want teachers etc being assholes, and insisting on using the wrong full version, (and the version I had in mind was the more unusual, possibly embarrassing one). So the shortened version is on his bc.

*Frances, rather. Though I'm pretty sure I know at least one female Francis?

Francesca.

Francesca, but be prepared for her to be called Frannie by her school friends, especially if there is another Francesca in the same class/year group.