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Franklin

10 replies

MarleysMama221 · 07/06/2026 19:53

What’s your honest opinion on this name?
I am hearing very mixed reviews
I have a DS already called Marley

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SkippitySkoppity · 07/06/2026 19:59

I don't love it. I prefer Frank.

I'm trying to think of something with a surnamey/Marley, Franklin vibe...

Irving
Morgan
Cameron
Carson

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 07/06/2026 20:00

I work with a Franklin and he is the loveliest, gentlest man.

So I associate it with him.

NamingNoNames · 07/06/2026 20:01

It is fine as a sibling for Marley.

Giraffehaver · 07/06/2026 22:08

It's fine

Eenameenadeeka · 08/06/2026 02:50

I like it. It's cute. I know a couple of children called Frank, would be nice to have the options of Franklin/Frank/Frankie

Runsaway · 08/06/2026 02:53

Not keen. I like Frank but it’s short for Francis, which I don’t like. If you have a Franklin and a Marley I would definitely assume you had dogs. In that sense, they fit well together.

user1492757084 · 08/06/2026 07:45

Marley and Franklin sound well together in the same sentence.
Franklin reminds me of The Miles Franklin Award, of the Franklin River and of President Franklin. I like Frank.

Brainstorming other names with brother Marley...
Floyd
Lloyd
Saul
Gibson
James
Clive
Stewart
Brian
John

Manifesto · 08/06/2026 08:05

It sounds like a name trying too hard to be different.

Peanutlicious · 08/06/2026 11:01

I like it and think it goes well with Marley

MirandaBlu · 08/06/2026 11:54

It makes me think of Franklin from Peanuts. It's a normal name, just not as common or familiar in the UK as in the USA, so people may be more inclined to have specific associations with a Franklin they know or know of. I think it's a similar type of name to Marley in that it's traditionally primarily a surname but often used as a first name now.

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