Franklin

[Geraldine2777]

How popular is this name around you?
Is it a ‘nice’ name?? and finally will every Franklin become Frank as I see them differently and dislike Frank

Yes, they'll become a Frank. Or Franky maybe. It's not popular around me, but I'd group it in with Arabella type names of people wanting to seem posher than they are 😂

I like the name Franklin!

I don't know if someone called Franklin definitely will be called Frank.
(I like the name Frank, too.)

To me it sounds American, not 'nice' at all.

It’s a lovely name! I immediately sing the Franklin The Turtle theme tune. It’s not popular at all but I wish it were. I think it’s classy and wholesome.

Same here. Frank is ok, Franklin isn't.

Love it! But I am a Peanuts fan and always keen on Franklin.

I agree

Is there a difference between American and 'nice'?

That question is for @midlifeattheoasis too (what's the difference between American and 'nice'?)

What's your issue with 'American'?

Franklin the Turtle!

Well, Franklin D Roosevelt, president of the USA, was actually a pretty good guy. And possibly even nice! And helped a hell of a lot of people during the Depression.

Not a fan.

Yes. The OP asked if it is 'nice'. I assume OP is using the quotation marks to suggest posh or classy, which, in my mind is a rather British thing. Have I misunderstood the use of quotation marks? Anyway there is nothing wrong with American-sounding names for American babies.

My baby is not an American baby, we are very british.
I thought Franklin was an old English name
maybe I will think of something else

Do you like ..
Linden
Colin
Russell
Winston
Walter
Charles
Basil
Craig
Frankeleyn is the original Franklin. Though both are of British origin it is easy to see why it is more popular in US - Benjamin Franklin and Franklin D Roosevelt..

Good God.

I like it, but I do also kind of have references with this name - e.g, Franklin from Peanuts, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Templeton Investments. Those are not necessarily such negative associations to me that they would override my desire to use Franklin if I loved it.

Friends recently (in Scotland) debated using Francis vs Franklin and settled on Francis known as Frank, but it was close. I think that it's very possible to have child called Franklin, known as Franklin (never shortened) early on, but it's pretty likely that at some point his peers may decide to use Fran, Frank, or Frankie so maybe avoid the name if you dislike those established diminutives.

Turtle

a bit clunky, but if you like it go for it. try calling a teddy franklin or as if you were calling him for dinner to test if you really like it. also maybe see if you can hear it in a different accent, or look for a different spelling if this isnt the one youre sure you like

@mathanxiety , I don't have an issue with it being American.
I was agreeing that it sounds American and that it wasn't nice.
The American names are OK for Americans.

I have a Franklin! I really liked it (obviously!), we really liked Frank but didnt think it was a newborn name 😊 deliberated on Francis too, but he is def a Franklin!
He is nearly 5 and we haven't met any others. We call him Frankie and Frank, no one else shortens it until they have heard us doing so tho (so far!). I like that there are different nicknames for different ages too (he probably won't want to be Frankie when hes 50 for instance, but may want to be Frank)
Also love to sing the Franklin the Turtle theme tune to him 😀
When I call him Frankie at work tho, people do quite often assume he is a girl, not that that matters much

If you don’t like the obvious short form of the name then don’t give it to your child.

You might not like it, but your son might and it will be out of your hands.

Choose a name that you like in all of its versions.

But not 'nice' enough for Brits?

American sounding names are not 'nice'?

I know a British Franklin, he's in his 30s and very nice. It's not an American name, it's just a name that seems to be used more in the US than here. This means it's rarer over in the UK so there'll be less Franklin's than Jaxon's in the classroom. It's a lovely name and has a gravitas to it.