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Final two. what do you think

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Jj2431 · 09/07/2018 22:17

I think we have our boy and girl choice. Names used from family. First and middle names are..

Boy : Francis Jack
Girl: Frances Marianne Jean

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thegreylady · 14/07/2018 19:29

We have a Francis known as Frank aged 14, my dgs. It’s a great name.

EachandEveryone · 14/07/2018 19:21

I love Frances for a girl. I really dont like Frankie it brings it down. I like Franny or Fran.

Its funny because i like Frank for a boy or Frankie.

Pemba · 14/07/2018 17:31

I love Marianne and Jack.

Quite like Frances for a girl - it's classic and a bit different (although ultimately I prefer Francesca), but not Francis for a boy. Not really that keen on Frank/Frankie.

LucyFox · 10/07/2018 20:37

I like Francis/Frances ... I was going to suggest swapping round the two girl middle names (Frances Jean Marianne) to make it flow a little better but you really aren’t going to use the full name very often!

daisypond · 10/07/2018 19:52

I really like Frances and Marianne, but I'm not keen on Francis for a boy.

Belindabauer · 10/07/2018 19:47

Yes both great.

17caterpillars1mouse · 10/07/2018 19:44

I love Francis on a boy. Just can't convince DH

OliviaBenson · 10/07/2018 14:23

A friend of mine when we were at school was called Frances but was bullied with the shortening of the name to Fanny. I don't love it for that reason. Sad

motortroll · 10/07/2018 14:01

My girl calls herself Frankie. It suits her but we used Franny when she was a baby and she's already said "when I'm grown up I will be Fran"

It's not a horrible name!

Tbh I call her by a completely irrelevant made up nickname most of the time anyway as I do all my kids! 😂😂

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AdaColeman · 10/07/2018 13:52

Lovely names, I especially like Marianne.

TatianaLarina · 10/07/2018 13:47

Like Francesca too.

TatianaLarina · 10/07/2018 13:47

Don’t like Frances/is at all. Hate Frankie.

Marianne is nice though.

cathf · 10/07/2018 13:03

Good, proper classic names that will not date and will not link your child to a particular decade/era. A lot of names considered to be classic now, like Frank, Arthur, Olive etc will date the child to this time in the same way that classics such as Rachel, Helen and Laura date their owners back to the 1970s

DeckSofa · 10/07/2018 12:39

I'm not a fan of Jack but can see why you've picked it as it's a family name. Apart from that - lovely choices.

MariaMadita · 10/07/2018 12:29

Francesca Marianne Jean is beautiful imo.

n0ne · 10/07/2018 12:23

The girl's name is really lovely. I adore Francis too (was top of my boy's list) but not so keen on Jack. But if it's a family name, go for it.

DiegoMadonna · 10/07/2018 12:20

I don't have strong feelings on the middle names, but then I don't have strong feelings on middle names anyway! Most people will never know/use them.

I like Francis (LOVE Frank)

and I love Frances (hate Frankie on a girl though)

So yeah... Good names basically, OP!

starkid · 10/07/2018 12:19

Hi, I prefer Francesca for a girl and don't like Francis for a boy sorry. Frank is better.

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Jj2431 · 10/07/2018 12:05

Yes for a boy I would use Frank/Frankie and Frankie for a girl as nickname

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AlwaysTheEnd · 10/07/2018 10:03

All great names. Both male and female versions are nice classic names that aren't weird or hard to spell. Would you use an abbreviation. I prefer the full names but Frankie is ok too.

RedDwarves · 10/07/2018 10:01

Francis Jack is fine.

Prefer Marianne to Frances for a girl.

MariaMadita · 10/07/2018 09:27

I'd prefer Marianne Frances Jean and Francis Jack 3rdName.

But that's obviously just my personal preference. Your names are perfectly fine :)!

Lycanthropology · 10/07/2018 09:09

Francis/Frances - great.

Marianne, fine; Jack, too nicknamey.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 10/07/2018 08:53

Love the name Frances/Francis, good choice !