Unfortunately, in our contentious world, using BCE also sometimes offends people, some of whom have suggested that we use plus signs and minus signs to indicate the years before the Julian calendar start date of 1 (there's no 0 in Julian).
Frankie is a very popular first name for men (#444 out of 1220, Top 36%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#46000 out of 150436, Top 31%). (2000 U.S. Census). Shown below is the birth name popularity of Frankie for boys.
1 It is also used as a short form of Franklin freeman and Francis French.. 2  FRANKIE: Unisex pet form of English Frances and Francis, both meaning French.. 3  FRANKLIN: English surname transferred to forename use, from the Middle English word frankeleyn, meaning freeman..