Boy names

[Halburg27]

Please help us to decide, the front 3 runners are

Francis
stanley not so keen on Stan as the shortening but love Stanley
vincent, again not keen on Vinnie as shortening but love Vincent

or any other similar suggestions

Love Francis.

Francis is lovely! Classic and classy

Francis or Vincent.

Just be aware with Francis there will be regional variations in pronunciation.

The way people say the 'a' of 'bath' is how they will say the 'a' in Francis.

They're all nice but Francis and Vincent are the more timeless names. Stanley seems a little trendy and may date

Love Stanley & Francis!

I suppose you do have to be ok with the inevitable shortening of their names as they grow up either by peers or just out of their own preference etc.

Stanley! I'm very biased though. I always said I didn't want it shortening to Stan and I still don't, but other people do now and then and it doesn't bother me like I thought it would.

I like Francis, with potential nickname Frank or Frankie. I also like Vincent but not Vinnie.

I like Vincent best

Raymond
Edmund
Gregory
Dominic
Laurence
Conrad
Victor

...give me similar vibes

I know a Vincent who is shortened to Vin or Vince not Vinnie. And lengthened to Vincenzo!

What other way can it be pronounced?

I'm Scottish btw 😳

What I meant was, for example people from the south of England will say a long 'a' sound, kind of 'Frahn-cis', whereas in the West Midlands and North, it will be a short 'a', as in the word 'cat'.

And I'm now picturing a lovely Edinburgh pronunciation of Francis will a softly rolled 'r'...

It's just something for the OP to bear in mind. Some names change far more than others with regional differences.

I love Vincent. Stanley is good too.

I like Francis but only as a middle name as I strongly dislike the diminutives.

Love Francis and Stanley.

Don’t like Vincent (a bit thuggish)

I love Stanley and Vincent!

victor
leonard
walter
ernest
orson
edgar
douglas
eric
albert
sidney
wilfred
quentin

I have a 19yr old DNephew called Vincent and he get's called Vincent, Vin, V Boy, Vincenzo, Vincorino, Vincetti and Big V 😂-not sure how much of these nn are just because my family is weird! But, he's gorgeous so only good vibes with the name!

I like Francis, not so keen on Stanley.