Frank?

[harriet465]

Set on Francesca if I have a girl to honour my late grandmother.
Please help to settle a debate within our house for if we have DS. DH likes Franklin but there is something about it I just cannot love, I think it sounds very American.
I much prefer Frank. Please help me to persuade DH that Frank is a stand-alone name

Frank is a stand alone name and much much nicer than Franklin imo.

Ps yes I agree Franklin sounds American

Thank you. I tried to tell DH they are two very different names but he is more for Franklin at the moment

Frank makes me think of Frank Spencer! Is Francis close enough to Francesca to feel like a tribute? Franklin does sound American and also too much like the trend for having surnames as first names.

@BonnesVacances I was unsure if Francis was a nice name for a man or if it was too feminine

Francis is lovely and obviously can be shortened to Frank.

If I have another they will be Frances or Francis

Francis is very much a male name imo not too feminine. Very Catholic though if that bothers you.

Definitely a stand alone name. I know a lovely teenage Frank!

It is not, it’s usually short for Francis/Francisco, the male forms of Frances/Francesca.

I’d go for Francis, but Francisco has swagger

I don't like Frank as a stand alone name. I like Franklin or Francis.

I like Francis, we have a Frances and a Francis in my family (opposite sides). I think it works well for both of them.

Frank is in the top 200 and there were over 300 baby Franks born in 2020, so definitely works as a standalone. I prefer Francis to Frank, but either are nice. I'm less keen on Franklin.

Like Frank. Like Francis even more. Not keen on Franklin.

I like Frank short for Francis, but I do think it’s fine as a stand-alone name.

I like Francis and yes it's very Catholic. Probably not a pleasant association but Robert Carlisle's character in Trainspotting is called Francis Begbie.

Francis shortened to Frankie or just Frank!

My grandad was a Francis, although he went by his middle name.

Francis

Frankie?

Quite frankly I don't like Frank much.. sorry for this but I find the sounding quite strong and not feminine.

Good luck though, you can't please everyone, go for the one you like x

I much prefer Frank. It’s a strong and very cool name.

Prefer Francis.

Love Frank. Francis or Franklin are both nice too.