I think
Roni's nice; the meaning's lovely, and I like Ro a lot as a nickname for any Ro- name. I'd prefer it to
Rowan, which is popular in the US right now.
I've met a
Veronica "
Ronnie" (she was in her 40s/50s ten years ago) and liked her name. It seems retro to me as a nickname, about like
Gwendolyn or
Rhonda. I don't like
Ronnie as a full name.
I grew up with a female
Frankie, and I always thought her name was ugly. I haven't witnessed it being more popular than usual. I've seen
Charlie used more since
Charlotte has become popular, but I don't like that for girls either, even as a NN (I think I'd actually prefer that one as a full name; it seems less contrived to me that way).
This message was edited 1/5/2019, 7:29 PM