Frankie
Casual for Francis
Frankie is a diminutive of Frank or Frances, used as a given name in its own right.
It carries a casual, friendly feel—common in mid-20th-century America but less frequent now: Frankie and Johnny, Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
The name works for any gender, though historically more common for males.
Surname or locality
- FranDiminutive of Frances
- pet nameAffectionate nickname for loved ones
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- monikerInformal designation for someone
given name · namesake · Sinatra · Avalon · goes by · called · nicknamed · familiar
Decade or age range
- sixtiesNumbers sixty through sixty-nine
- doo-wopFifties vocal harmony genre
- malt shopRetro milkshake parlor
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
greaser · poodle skirt · sock hop · Avalon · oldies · American Bandstand · drive-in · vinyl
Iconic American crooner
- Four SeasonsYear's quarterly divisions
- croonerSoft-voiced romantic vocalist
- AvalonMystical island of lore
- vocalistOne who sings professionally
ballad · swing · blue eyes · showman · Vegas · Rat Pack · big band · torch song
Gothic novel's mad scientist
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- brideWoman getting married
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
Boris Karloff · reanimated · bolts · laboratory · gothic · Mary Shelley · undead · stitched
Franklin
Surname or locality
- FranDiminutive of Frances
- pet nameAffectionate nickname for loved ones
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
moniker · given name · namesake · Sinatra · Avalon · goes by · called · nicknamed · familiar · shortened
fifties
Decade or age range
- sixtiesNumbers sixty through sixty-nine
- doo-wopFifties vocal harmony genre
- malt shopRetro milkshake parlor
jukebox · greaser · poodle skirt · sock hop · Avalon · oldies · American Bandstand · drive-in · vinyl · crooner
Sinatra
Iconic American crooner
- Four SeasonsYear's quarterly divisions
- croonerSoft-voiced romantic vocalist
- AvalonMystical island of lore
vocalist · ballad · swing · blue eyes · showman · Vegas · Rat Pack · big band · torch song · standards
Frankenstein
Gothic novel's mad scientist
Boris Karloff · creature · reanimated · bolts · laboratory · gothic · Mary Shelley · undead · stitched · green
wrap
Enclose by winding around
street vendor · chapati · masala · paneer · kebab · chutney · on-the-go
- Frank Sinatra
- to be frankSpeaking without concealment
- Anne Frank
- Frank Lloyd WrightPioneering American architect
- frankly speakingPreamble to candor
- Anne Frank HouseMuseum at historic hiding site
frank, frankly, frankness, Frank, franker, frankincense, frankest, franked