Frankie

See also: frankie

English

Alternative forms

• Franky

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹæŋ.ki/

Proper noun

Frankie (plural Frankies)

1. A diminutive of the male given name Frank, Francisco, Francis or Franklin.
   • 1991, Carl Hiaasen, Native Tongue, Knopf, →ISBN, page 62:

     Before arriving in Miami, he was known by his real name of Frankie King. Not Frank but Frankie; his mother had named him after the singer Frankie Laine.

2. A diminutive of the female given name Frances or Francesca.
3. (humorous) A diminutive of the surname Frankenstein, used as a given name for a similar monster or mad scientist.

Anagrams

• freakin', kefiran