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Midgely23 · 17/07/2023 12:15

Francis or just Frank
Alfred
James to be Jimmy

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RuthW · 17/07/2023 12:18

Francis or just Frank
Alfred
James to be Jimmy

Francis is lovely, known as Frank

Alfred is lovely, like Alf, hate Alfie

James is lovely, don't like Jimmy.

All are good names.

FayCarew · 17/07/2023 12:30

Francis or just Frank. - like Francis, not keen on Frank
Alfred - ok in full, not keen on Alfie, Alf or Fred
James to be Jimmy - love James not keen on Jimmy/Jim

James Francis Surname

JanesBlond · 17/07/2023 12:34

I love James but hate Jimmy - Jamie is nice though.
Alfred is ok but I think Alfie is a bit overdone.
I like Francis but not Frank.

DramaAlpaca · 17/07/2023 12:36

Love James, dislike the others

StopFeckingFaffing · 17/07/2023 12:40

James is my favourite, I personally prefer Jim to Jimmy as a nickname but either are good and your DS can decide which he prefers when he is old enough to have an opinion

Theoldwoman · 17/07/2023 14:34

Love Francis!

PerspiringElizabeth · 17/07/2023 14:36

Francis/Frankie is OK.

Alfred - there are vast swathes of Alfies and Freddies and personally I think the combo of Alfred is ugly (sorry!)

James is fine but uninspiring, Jimmy really grates on me.

Eek sorry!

ReginaPerrin · 17/07/2023 14:38

Francis is nice, love Frank
Dont like Alfred at all, or any variations of it
Love James and Jimmy

GoodVibesHere · 17/07/2023 14:50

Love James (hate Jimmy)

Dislike the others

Mumofgirls2017 · 17/07/2023 15:40

Like they all. I’d pick Frank probably

kcy · 17/07/2023 16:02

i don’t like any of them, sorry

DoctorWoo · 17/07/2023 16:03

Francis/Frank - fab
Alfred/Alf - meh
James - love; Jimmy - not so much.

NoSquirrels · 17/07/2023 16:06

Love James, but not Jimmy (Jim is better)
Love Francis, and Frank’s OK
Not that keen on Alfred

shoopshoopdedoo · 17/07/2023 20:39

Love James, like Jimmy
Francis is OK, love Frank
Like Alfred, dislike Alf and Alfie, like Fred

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 17/07/2023 20:42

Love James and Jim

ColdHandsHotHead · 17/07/2023 20:46

Francis but shorten to Frankie.

PickledScrump · 17/07/2023 20:48

James is lovely, Jimmy is awful.

Hate francis, Frank is mildly better.

Alfred is ok, plenty of nn options

user1492757084 · 18/07/2023 06:15

James is handsome and like Jim and Jamo but not Jimmy.
Alfred is okay in an Albert kind of way - very popular.
Frank is very popular. Francis is lovely and I like Saint Francis.
Do you like Francois, Francisco, Cisco, Friso and Franklin.
I love the beautiful Franklin River.

Twizbe · 18/07/2023 06:23

Love James shortened to Jimmy. Mostly because I have one lol.

Daphnis156 · 21/07/2023 23:34

Frank or James (NOT Jimmy too plebeian )

BarelyLiterate · 21/07/2023 23:38

Francis is great. Frank is good. Frankie is too common, in both senses of the word.
Ditto Alfred / Alf / Alfie.
James is ok, but a bit boring.

continentallentil · 22/07/2023 01:01

James nn Jimmy

Not enough Jims around

continentallentil · 22/07/2023 01:03

… the other two are nice too, but Alfred has been done to death and Francis nn Frank (or Franklin nn Frank or just Frank) seems very of the moment

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 22/07/2023 01:09

James is gorgeous - a timeless classic. Jimmy is not (if single syllable James needs a nickname these days then I think cool, medieval Jem or at least friendly sounding Jamie are far nicer sounding).

Alfred is lovely. Slightly trendy again now, but has some great namesakes (no pun intended 😁).

Frank is blah (and feels very trendy to boot). Francis is not blah, but is a bit marmite imo - for some like me it's a reminder of elegant French Kings, for others it's quite girly thanks to the "cis" sound and similar sounding female name.

Daffodilwoman · 22/07/2023 06:58

Francis is the best by a mile.