francesca

[themumfairy]

Me and dp are pretty set on using Francesca for our dd due soon.
Can any francescas or mums of one tell me what their preferred nn is (if any)

[JacquelineChan]

hi. Congratulations on your baby !

That's a great name ( biased lol )

best nick names : Frankie , Chesca

Worst ever : Fran , pronounced Frarn

and Francesca in it's entirety is a nice grown up name for when you feel you are too old for nicknames :-)

[themumfairy]

Thankyou for the fast reply
That's exactly why I love it, it's a grown up name aswell as pretty for a little girl. I can imagine a Doctor Francesca (high hopes )
I know it'll be shortened at school and I love Cheska. It's a definite now

[Jivetoes]

I think it's a great same, and Chesca is quite sweet. The only Francesca I know though is always shortened to Fran and i must admit I really don't like that!

[GoldPlatedBacon]

I don't have a Francesca but it is one of my favourite girls name. I would use Chessie or Chescha as a nn.

[GoldPlatedBacon]

I meant Cheska

[MimiSunshine]

I know of a Francesca who is Chessy rather than Cheska

[RayofFuckingSunshine]

It's my name. I love it now (not so much when I was younger). As far as nicknames, I usually get Frankie, rarely get Chesca and have only once been called Fran (which was immediately stopped).

[hufflebottom]

I like it.

It's on my very long list of names. ----
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I don't mind Fran so could tolerate it.

[EbonyDanny]

I love it....it's DD's name

We used to call her Chesc or Chesca but when she started infant school she was called Fran by everyone and she loved it. As she got older she began to hate it and wanted to be called Frankie but Fran had stuck!

She changed schools in year 5 and introduced herself as Frankie which she is now known as (she is in year 9)

We call her Fanny at home for some reason!! It just kind of stuck and suits her because she's always fannying around!

She has been called Chessie on occaisions but the worst one ever was Frange (to rhyme with flange)

Francesca is a beautiful name, ageless and graceful imo.

[SoWhite]

Fran is the best - it is really simple, understated and chic.

Cheska and Chess are too try-hard-sloaney.

Frankie is too cute and potentially masculine for my taste.

[blueandgreendots]

DD is Francesca and currently is mostly called Frankie. My Grandad was Frank so it feels nice to honour him but if she wants to change her nickname when she's older that's fine by me.

We get a lot of complements on her name. I love that it is classic and strong. Having a lot more trouble picking a name for her brother or sister due in April!

[Cornwall73]

great name. This was our choice (alongside Claudia) if our twins had been two girls but ended up being girl and boy.

[HannahLily2014]

Ds1 would have been a Francesca, I love Frankie and Cheska as nicknames, dd1 has a friend called Francesca at school who they all call Franny which is quite cute

[Copperkettle]

I know a 5 year old who goes by fransie. I'm not keen on it. Love Francesca though.

[NerrSnerr]

I love it. I used to know a Franka nn as a child. It really suited her.

[KaraokeQueenOfTheNorth]

I love it and I love Frankie as a nn, so cute.

I know a Cheska, who also goes by Chez

[strandedabroad]

That's my name and I love it. Get called Frankie by nearly everyone in this country.

Back home (non-English speaking) I used to be a Franci, with a chi sound. Only my Dad calls me Fran, always has, and that's very special for this reason.

If it wasn't my name I'd probably put it on my list

[Paddypaws3]

I have a Francesca :).

I thought a nickname would evolve (we like Frankie as a nn) but one hasn't emerged yet. She's 3 so plenty of time I guess!

Dd1 did call her Franny when she was a baby, which was sweet.