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I happen to really like this name for a boy, and know plenty of Franks myself.
However, I'm afraid that people will think it's too old-fashioned or hipster. A lot of old men seem to be named Frank, and Nameberry classifies it as a hipster name. Personally, I don't think Frank is in the same league as something like Atticus or Isla.
What do you think of the name Frank? Know any young guys (under 25) with the name?
However, I'm afraid that people will think it's too old-fashioned or hipster. A lot of old men seem to be named Frank, and Nameberry classifies it as a hipster name. Personally, I don't think Frank is in the same league as something like Atticus or Isla.
What do you think of the name Frank? Know any young guys (under 25) with the name?
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I love Frank as a nickname, but think it seems too informal to be used on its own. I love Francis, and I like how it feels more refined while you can use a more rugged nickname. Both names are very dear to me too.
I don't think I've ever met a guy under 25 who was called or went by Frank. The one Francis my age I knew went by his middle name. I wouldn't really say it's hipster, but I guess it's down that line. I don't think it belongs with the likes of Atticus or Isla. Those are like hipster trendy.
I don't think I've ever met a guy under 25 who was called or went by Frank. The one Francis my age I knew went by his middle name. I wouldn't really say it's hipster, but I guess it's down that line. I don't think it belongs with the likes of Atticus or Isla. Those are like hipster trendy.
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not to mention...the first Frank that comes to mind is Sinatra. You can't go wrong there...(IMHO)
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I have the benefit of having a friend named Frank so I have some context of the name in my own demographic. My friend Frank is about 20 and goes by Frank as a shortened form of Francis, though it seems he is called Francis but one of his social groups. It fits my friend very well, but I don't think it has fully redeemed the old-armchair feeling of Frank for me.
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I think it might be considered hipsterish by Nameberry because the sound of it is unfashionable - not because it is fashionable, like Atticus or Isla are. I'd say Francis and Frankie are more hipster, while Frank is more retro and risky (not really in a good way, but it benefits from some famous bearers). I think Frank is in the same league as Walter and Arthur and Fred - way, way out of style, but common enough and dignified enough, and not so fashion-driven that it makes a statement like "I'm so cool, I can carry off a name from a glamorous past era, that you had forgotten existed."
I thought long and hard about naming my son Francis, because it's a family name and I really like it. But my husband would not have wanted to call him Francis. So I was looking at Frankie (has greasy 50s stereotype I don't like) and Frank (which to me is a fusty old man name like Earl or Wayne, since it was the name my uncle and grandfather went by). So, Francis got taken off my shortlist.
I've seen one young man with the name Francis on his name tag. I've not run across any young Franks or Frankies at all. I think it's fairly infrequent still.
I thought long and hard about naming my son Francis, because it's a family name and I really like it. But my husband would not have wanted to call him Francis. So I was looking at Frankie (has greasy 50s stereotype I don't like) and Frank (which to me is a fusty old man name like Earl or Wayne, since it was the name my uncle and grandfather went by). So, Francis got taken off my shortlist.
I've seen one young man with the name Francis on his name tag. I've not run across any young Franks or Frankies at all. I think it's fairly infrequent still.
This message was edited 2/27/2012, 7:20 PM
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