Frankie or Brynn for our baby girl?

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Frankie or Brynn for baby girl?

I prefer Frankie but my concern is it's more popular. We like uncommon names.
Brynn is very uncommon in our country.

They're being kind to the girl who will have to live with your choice of name and spelling for her entire life.

Frankie is fine - Frankie Bridge after all. But please don't bastardise the Welsh language by randomly adding on the letter 'n' to Bryn, it's disrespectful.

It’s also a small town in Greater Manchester.

Both awful. As the majority of posters have said. But no doubt you’ll give one to the poor child anyway.

But that is spelt with only one 'n' isn't it?

I think Uncle Bryn has kind of poisoned that well. It’s the first thing I thought when I saw it, even with the added n, and it’s such an enduring pop culture reference in this country with an unusual name.

Frankie if you must.

Using names from other cultures incorrectly, misspelling them too, is ignorant.

Frankie is fine but with a full given name -Frances or Francesca or something like that. If you’re in England then Brynn would be a no from me, it’s uncle Bryn all the way.

Brynn over Frankie.

MN has a thing for names and being spelt traditionally. My DC name is spelt different and they love it. Doesn't bother them to have to spell it out etc. I've got a traditional name, spelt bog standard, and always have to spell it anyway.

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It is very much a boy’s name. Why not have Bryony for a girl. Or Breanna

Neither. Particularly not misspelling Bryn, she'll be assumed to be a boy her whole life and have her name spelled incorrectly or called Bryan.

I don't like either, but I understand you're asking for which one to go for. (You'd probably hate my girls names as they're feminine, traditional girls names) In which case, obviously it has to be Frankie as at least it's widely used and perfectly useable as a girls name. Brynn is god awful, (not actually even a known name spelt like that) it will get spelt wrong (right) more often than not, people will assume she's a he, and she'll probably not thank you for it long term.
Alternatives if you want something unisex but widely used as a girls name: Sydney, Juno, Brooke, Raye, Quinn, Robyn?

All I can think of is Uncle Bryn.

Why would you choose that?! There are so many lovely girl names out there

How about you go into Starbucks and place an order with each of those names and see how you get on?
I personally don't like Brynn.

Frances “Frankie”

Neither. Brynn is the Welsh variant of Brian. A male name.

Frankie is also a boy’s name (eg Dettori) could be a nn for Francesca, which is at least an actual girl’s name.

The whole point of posting here is that a bunch of anonymous strangers will actually be honest with you about names and tell you what they really think. In this case, that calling a little girl Brynn is a ridiculous idea. Your friends & family won’t. They will be nice & polite & tactful & tell you what they think you want to hear because they care about you.

I quite like Brynn. So much so I used it 6 years ago for my fox red Labrador bitch. I prefer that to Frankie for a girl but there are so many Frankie's at the moment.

Yes, but people will automatically assume it’s the same unless you say “two ‘N’” whenever saying it to strangers.

Francesca is nice.

Brynn is not.

We are being kind. Brynn is awful.
It's a nice enough name for a man, if spelt properly - there are plenty of them aged 60 or thereabouts in Wales - Bryn Terfel, Bryn Williams and Uncle Bryn, for example.

Frankie is OK if short for Francesca or Frances, but I'd think it was a boy's name. (Frankie Dettori, Frankie Boyle, Frankie Valli)

@SpottyAlpaca , Brynn and Brian are not variants of the same name.

Brynn yes has 2 n's for a girl.
I like Frankie, it has a savvy sounding upbeat name.
Brynn i find a little flat.
Either way it is your choice!
Your choosen name sounds good spoken out and with other family and the surname is the main thing I was looking at not opnions.
Isnt any baby gorgeous whatever the name anyway.

Are you American? I have seen the name Brynn before on dance moms I think it was.

i think a pp has nailed it. It’s like calling a baby girl Colinn

if you’re in the UK, do not pick Brynn. USA you can maybe get away with it.

to me, Bryn will always be an older Welsh blokes name

I voted Brynn though I would not use it myself.
Do you like Briellen. Frances?

You should go with the name you like best rather than trying to avoid one that is slightly more popular. I don’t want to be mean or snappy so sorry if it sounds this way…but this need to name your (generic you) child something unusual or uncommon to the detriment of choosing a likeable or usable name is just silly. This isn’t just about you OP, I see it in here all the time. A list of far-out, whacky, weird or ridiculous names just to make your child stand out is silly and pretentious. People should go with what they like. So if you prefer Frankie then go for Frankie.