Frankie too feminine for a boy?!

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Opinions please?

No it's nice. Fran also fine.

I've taught lots of frankies and they've only ever been boys!

The Frankie I know is Frank, on his bc, and now he's a teenager prefers not to have the -ie ending for formal purposes.

I'd go with Frank or Franklin maybe? Frankie is nice for day to day, but I wouldn't put it on the BC personally.

I wouldn't say too feminine but maybe quite "cute" sounding, which some men when they are older might not appreciate (but a lot of the trendy ie/y nicknames feel this way to me eg. Archie, Alfie, Reggie etc so what do I know!)

No, not too feminine.

Fine as a nn but would register him as Franklin or Francis

Fine as a nick name for a little boy. I can't see a 40 year old man wanting to be frankie though.

Fine for a boy.

The only Frankies I've known have been girls so I immediately think of girl. I love just Frank for a boy.

I would assume Frankie was a girl or a toddler boy. Agree you should have Frank/Franklin/Francis on bc.

It really does have to be his nickname, not his given name!

My BF’s 6YO is Frankie, real name Francis.

I like it as a unisex name and it works for both I think.

No, it's not too girly, but I agree with others that it should be kept as a nickname with Francis/Frank/Franklin being his proper name.

I think frankie is a lovely name for a little lad . I know an adult Francis than goes by the name of franny and it really suits him

It is not a name for a grown man.

I would go with Frank as the name, and Frankie as a nick name personally.

No but I’d go with Frank or Francis with Frankie as the nickname

I know a boy whose real name is Frankie and a girl who uses it as a short form of Francesca. I'd probably assume boy unless I knew otherwise. Normally I'd say put a more formal version on the birth certificate, but I actually like Frankie better than either Frank (old bloke) or Francis (just says very very Catholic to me)!

Not too feminine but I'd put Francis or Franklin on the BC.
I'm pretty sure every Francis/Franklin ends up being called Frank or Frankie most of the time anyway, but at least give them the option.

Just cannot abide boys names ending in "ie", it's unbearably twee. Bad enough as a nickname, let alone their full name! Frank, Francis etc are all fine.