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in reply to a message by Llewella
I'm not sure about the history of Frank as a nn for Francis, but I agree that they do feel very different and seem disconnected. Frank has been used as a full name since at least the nineteenth century.
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In the middle ages a common diminuative of a name was to add -kin to it. I'd imagine that's how you get Frank from Francis, same as how you get Hank from Henry, Jack from John, Rick from Richard, etc.
I get a very similar underlying feeling from both names, so I guess I have no problem loving Frank as a nn for Francis! I think Francis feels much more formal and Frank is nice and rugged, and I like that there are both options with the same name.
I get a very similar underlying feeling from both names, so I guess I have no problem loving Frank as a nn for Francis! I think Francis feels much more formal and Frank is nice and rugged, and I like that there are both options with the same name.
This message was edited 10/18/2010, 11:42 AM
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I knew a German guy whose name was Franck, pronounced more like Frunk or Frahnk than the apple sound in Frank. But I don't know if it was short for anything.
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