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Frank or Leo? Is Frank a full name in its own right? Baby due in a few days!

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Hi all,

Baby is nearly here and we're down to two boy's names - Frank and Leo.
Frank would probably be Frankie when he's little. It wouldn't be Francis (as I would like) as DH hates it. But do you think Frank is now largely regarded as a 'proper name'?

Any thoughts/opinions most welcome!
I bloody love the name Frank, I know a baby Frank Flint Stone..... brilliant.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 06-Nov-09 13:01:02
I know someone called Leofranc, so perhaps you could go with that: two birds, one stone. grin
Definitely Frank.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 06-Nov-09 12:56:36
Leo is so way, way nicer than Frank! Leo is a lovely, intelligent name. But cool with it. Go for it. Frank is really not good.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 06-Nov-09 12:01:27
Leo is ok. Frank sounds a bit old fashioned imho.
I nearly called my DS Leo after his great grandfather. Lovely name. Frank's good too - but I don't have such good associations with the name.
Leo is great!
Good luck smile
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 09:23:53
I love frank.
funny because ds2 was going to be Leo and i changed my mind the minute he was born and have hated the name ever since!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 09:20:10
Hi all, thanks for the comments - pretty diverse! Frank is a bit controversial amongst friends and family too. DH loves it but I'm still not sure. It has quite a hard sound, and slight Frank Butcher/Frank from Shameless connotations for me. Think we will go for Leo, or possibly Michael. We have a few other options up our sleeves too... Baby is due today (!) so I think we'll just have to see what he looks like - could also be a girl in which case I think we've got the name sorted.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 05-Nov-09 00:03:17
can i be frank? (pun intended) am i the only old git on here then who thinks frank is terrible

quite like francis. leo is fine...but frank is terrible!
dont do that to a baby!
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