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Wilf or Frank?

62 replies

Palmleaf67 · 01/04/2025 09:52

Wilf would be Wilfred on Bc but referred to as Wilf day to day.

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LadyGAgain · 01/04/2025 23:22

Wilf. Frank is wet.

smallsilvercloud · 01/04/2025 23:22

Wilf

DramaAlpaca · 01/04/2025 23:24

Strongly dislike both, sorry.

Bluelavenders · 03/04/2025 14:22

Both are awful

Oldandcobwebby · 03/04/2025 14:46

Wilf(red) is fine by me, but, if you go for the alternative, why not use Francis on the birth certificate and then Frank as the diminutive? When he becomes a high court judge or the poet laureate, Frank may seem a little non-U.

Emanwenym · 03/04/2025 14:59

@Oldandcobwebby , and what are the chances of little Wilf or Frank becoming a HCJ or the Poet Laureate?

How many of the names are 'U'?
List of High Court judges of England and Wales - Wikipedia
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

MyKingdomForACat · 03/04/2025 15:03

My grandson is going to be Frank. It’s a nice name x

Mudkipper · 03/04/2025 17:45

Frank, but I'd call him Francis and shorten to Frank.

Wilf is an old man name to me.

LlynTegid · 03/04/2025 17:49

Frank of the two.
The person who mentioned Wilf rhyming with Milf and others makes a good point.

Calliopespa · 03/04/2025 17:55

If you can’t choose you could make a melange: Filf or Wa..

Emanwenym · 03/04/2025 19:26

Frilfwank?

PumpkinScarf · 03/04/2025 21:11

I love Wilfred! Gives the option of Freddie too

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