Fran for a boy

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As a nickname..
would you assume girl?
day to day name would be Frank which I do love but I love Fran as a family / cute nickname

No. Fran is traditionally a girls name. Frank is fine,

I only know it as a girls name, but actually it could be quite cool as a boys name!

U know it’s not used as a boys name.

I don’t think so no, and frank is only one syllable so not like you are shortening it

How about Francis

It's a girls (mostly older woman's) name

Fran Healy ? (Travis singer )

I have heard of it as a man’s name but would normally think of a girl but I don’t see any reason why it couldn’t be used for a boy.
I know of Franny as a boys name

I know a male who uses it as a shortening for Francis (together with Franner) but not keen myself.

I think it’s cool because Fran Healy but I wouldn’t inflict it on a boy on purpose, Fran Healy is a Francis by birth and I assume he went with it as Francis isn’t super rock & roll!

I came to say this. 👍

I’ve heard it as a man’s name, probably more male than female (but that could be as it wasn’t a very popular girl’s name when I was born in the 80s). My friend has a very feminine sounding nickname and he’s never had a problem.

I know a Spanish Fran and he’s a decent bloke, as a family nickname it’s fine

I think Fran is both a female and a male name.
It makes me think of Fran Drescher in the tv show "The Nanny".
And in the tv series "Girls", main character Hannah had a boyfriend named Fran.

Girls name

Haven't heard of either of the men mentioned. I automatically thought girl.

I know a teenage Fran, he’s from a Scottish family, I believe it’s more common there.

Just to add, he was definitely christened Fran not Francis.

I’d assume a Fran was a girl, but as a family nickname it doesn’t really matter. Odds are it won’t stick anyway, and if he hates it he can tell you.

I have a male friend who is Fran (from Francis) and it never struck me as weird. Two female Frances that I know are Frankie and Franny. How about Francis using Frank or Fran interchangeably as nicknames?

In any case, nicknames, especially from parents, tend to remain inside the familial unit, so if you like it, who cares what anyone else thinks?

More traditionally a girls name as a shortening of Frances or Francesca but in more recent years has become more popular for boys as a shortening of Francis - as Frank/Frankie seems less popular.
I may be wrong but I think Irish boys called Francis have frequently been called Franny rather than Frankie in the past.
I think it's fine.

Fran is a girls name.

It will be Frank.

Fran Healy is definitely a bloke - is it generally used for men in Scotland??

It doesn’t seem to be a popular shortform for little girls now, so you can probably get away with it at home, but Frank at school probably best until he’s old enough to choose

Fran Berry is an Irish jockey (short for Francis- saints' names are quite common here).
Mind you one of the best ever jockeys is called Ruby.

Both Fran and Frank are nicknames for Francis.

Call your son Francis (a proper name), shortened to nickname Fran or Frank.