Frank

[Katharine368]

My late father was Frank and I would love to call DS Frank to honour him the only issue is my SIL has a Francesca who is known as Frankie. The child will have different surnames but is it still confusing or strange?
The name Frank means so much to me and I cannot imagine calling DS anything else

please be honest but kind

I like Frank, it's not really a kids name you hear very often and it sounds quite posh.

I like Frank, I think it's a lovely name, but you'll need to think of a pet name that isn't 'Frankie' on account of SIL's child.

Thank you! Sorry I meant do you think it is still okay for me to use with having a Frankie (female) cousin

I think it’s fine - Frank and Francesca are different names and there is even enough difference between Frank and Frankie that you wouldn’t need to resort to saying “boy Frank / girl Frank” etc to distinguish them.

The boys name Frank is usually short for Francis.

I think use it, you will always feel like you lost out otherwise.

I love it

Cousins sometimes have the same names, they do in my family anyway. Frankie and Frank aren't the same, but even if they were, just choose the name that you love and means so much to you. Good name!

What is your husband's opinion because really it's only you and his opinion that counts for naming your baby.

It's irrelevant that the baby will have a cousin with a similar name.

It's a fab name. My FILs name was Francis, he was known as Frank. I hope this doesn't put you off but we named our male dog after him, Franco. He's known as Frank 😂 xxx

Definitely use it. If you speak to your SIL and explain it’s after your late father, there is no way a decent person would ever make a fuss. Also after about a week, people will get over the fact their names are similar

I just love this name. Think it's a great name for a boy

Go for it. Frank is such a great name. My son was very nearly Frank, but we settled on another, quite similar name in the end. Easy to spell, clearly a boys name, could be a 5 year old, a 50 year old, someone’s child or someone’s grandad. Definitely a good name 👍🏻

I think it totally depends how close the families are, what the normal traditions are, and what your SIL thinks. Only you can answer whether it would be weird in your family. In some families it would be totally normal, in some not. At the end of the day you can do what you want, but you want to be sure you know what the consequences are.

Also whilst I think it's lovely to honour your dad, in general I wouldn't go for the same first name as a deceased relative. I would only use as a middle name so the child has their own fresh identity. Using the first name would be too painful for my family, and can be a lot for a child to live up to. Just something to consider, but maybe that is not a concern for you. I'm sorry for your loss.

Frank is such a good name. I think it’s fine having cousins with names that are closely related. It helps that they are boy/ girl variations.