Honest opinions

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On the name Franklin is it naff? For me too American/Surname but it is DP favourite name. I am trying to sway him towards Francis nn Frank as I prefer older names and Franklin seems too modern

It’s cool and Franky is a great nn

Sorry but awful.

Sorry but not a fan..Francis is lovely but Franklin sounds a bit weak to me.

It sounds surnamey, trendy and somewhat ugly (purely my opinion, my beautiful will be someone else's horrible)

I think it sounds very American, nothing wrong with that but I would choose Francis.
Have read people say they find that wet though. Frankie could be a nn for Francis though.

How much money is a benjamin?

I like it!

I really like it , it's much better than Francis.
I know one and he gets called Frankie as a nn.

I like it. It DID start as a surname (Benjamin Franklin) but has been grasped as a first name since. I think of it in the same group as Sidney, Stanley, Ralph, Walter, Leonard.

I just googled 'most popular US baby names in 1800s' and Franklin was just outside the top 100 at 125. I definitely think of it as being more American but not 'modern'.

I like it,
Franklin is a turtle to me but its a better name than Francis, which always seems a bit drippy
And I know Frank is a fairly normal name but I really can't imagine looking at a newborn and thinking "ah yes, baby Frank"

I like Frank best of all the names you suggested - clean, simple, strong, elegant... however, threads on it recently indicate mumsnet are not on the whole keen on it.

I quite like Francis, even though I prefer Frank.

I do not like Franklin, to me the 'Lin' seems like an unnecessary flourish that isn't needed. That being said, I wouldn't call it 'naff' it's just not my taste.

It is a last name I know of at least two Franklin families (not related)

As in Franklin Graham nutty right wing Trump supporting.Islam hating. evangelical preacher

Out of the two I prefer Franklin to Francis. Francis is just wet and so blah.