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Fraser or Francis nn Frank

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Icannotdecideaboyname · 21/02/2023 12:00

Or anything similar to add please.
Francis is my favourite with the nn Frank/ie
Fraser is my husbands

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KirstenBlest · 21/02/2023 12:06

Fraser

JustMaggie · 21/02/2023 12:07

I like them both, but I like Francis the best

emmathedilemma · 21/02/2023 12:16

Love Fraser but I don't like Francis or Frank/ie at all.

gettingalifttothestation · 21/02/2023 12:21

Love fraser would have had it but got girls !

KirstenBlest · 21/02/2023 12:51

I like both, but i'm old enough for Frank to be a 'dad name'. Francis is nice as a middle name, but a bit RC. Fraser's a bit surnamey and doesn't shorten, and is scottish. Frederick, Fergus or Philip as alternatives?

MissHavishamsMouldyOldCake · 21/02/2023 12:52

I think Fraser and Frank are both solid choices.

If pushed I'd veer to Frank/Frankie.

Penguinsaregreat · 21/02/2023 13:06

Francis by a mile.

uncomfortablydumb53 · 21/02/2023 13:27

I like Fraser

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Icannotdecideaboyname · 21/02/2023 13:32

Oh this is very mixed. At least people like both names I suppose

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SummaLuvin · 21/02/2023 15:28

when you say similar is the F initial criteria or coincidence?

(my choice would be Frank as a stand alone)

RuthW · 21/02/2023 16:16

Francis by miles.

HoldingTheDoor · 21/02/2023 17:11

I'm not a big fan of Fraser but It's much better than the incredibly wet and unattractive Francis and Frank is a terribly ugly name.

barca123 · 21/02/2023 17:43

HoldingTheDoor · 21/02/2023 17:11

I'm not a big fan of Fraser but It's much better than the incredibly wet and unattractive Francis and Frank is a terribly ugly name.

Gosh, people are harsh on here!

barca123 · 21/02/2023 17:43

I like both - but I’d assume you were Scottish if you used Fraser

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Icannotdecideaboyname · 21/02/2023 18:43

barca123 · 21/02/2023 17:43

Gosh, people are harsh on here!

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I know I asked for opinions but not brutal ones. I personally do not see Francis as wet but we are all different

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barca123 · 21/02/2023 18:44

Icannotdecideaboyname · 21/02/2023 18:43

I know I asked for opinions but not brutal ones. I personally do not see Francis as wet but we are all different

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Yes, don’t take it to heart! There’s always someone being brutal. All of my names have been destroyed on here!

HoldingTheDoor · 21/02/2023 18:47

Well if you ask for opinions on a baby name board then you'll get honest answers and that's mine.

Buzzer3555 · 21/02/2023 18:52

I have a fraser so am biased. It often gets misspelled as frazer or frasier which is a bit irritating

DramaAlpaca · 21/02/2023 18:55

Love Fraser, hate Frank.

toastofthetown · 21/02/2023 18:55

I prefer Francis. Frank as a nickname for Fraser is a stretch. But Frank is a stand-alone name and doesn’t need to be a diminutive.

WhisperingAutistic · 21/02/2023 18:58

Fraser is the better of the two imo. I really really don't like Francis, or Frank.

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Icannotdecideaboyname · 21/02/2023 18:58

Sorry it would not be Frank as a nn for Fraser, it would either be Fraser or Francis but the nn Frank/ie

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Holeinthetoad · 22/02/2023 13:37

We have an 18 month old Francis and it makes me smile every time I see someone asking about it. We’ve had nothing but compliments on his name, he goes by Frank/Frankie depending who it is day to day

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Icannotdecideaboyname · 22/02/2023 14:06

@Holeinthetoad

Oh I love Francis, it is my favourite by a long way. Do you call him Francis or just Frank/ie

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Holeinthetoad · 22/02/2023 14:09

At the moment he’s Frank or Frankie but recently Francis has been sneaking in more and more on the day to day