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Frances

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ClaraBean · 24/03/2021 10:07

Thoughts?
We have a list of 5 potentials, but we both really like this I think, so I fear I'm making the list even bigger!!!
Would use Fran/Frannie for a nickname I think. DP is a big fan of a nickname.

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LadyWithLapdog · 27/03/2021 11:06

I prefer Francesca but Frances is nice too

Flymetothestars · 27/03/2021 11:03

It's nice
I really don't like Frannie though, just far too close to Fanny

Cowgran · 27/03/2021 09:54

Lovely. Made our top 3 names for our most recent baby.

FreekStar · 27/03/2021 09:41

Frances is a beautiful name- so classy and elegant. It always reminds me of Dirty Dancing. If I had another girl it would be on my list.

Smushty14 · 27/03/2021 08:38

I'm a Frances and I'm only ever called Frances - personally I don't like it shortened Smile

itsgettingwierd · 25/03/2021 18:00

Absolutely love it.

It's one of mine (not having more though!) as either first or middle name.

I had

Ivy Frances
Phoebe Francis

Or

Frances Eve
Frances Louise

firefly123 · 25/03/2021 17:57

Love the name Frances. Elegant and beautiful. Frankie not so much...or Fran!!

Frarnces · 25/03/2021 17:53

You have excellent taste ⭐️ 😉. Mine goes by Frances or Francie. The -cie ending gives her the girly kind of name ending option that’s popular at the moment but she’s happy with either and introduces herself as Frances.

Santatizer · 24/03/2021 20:34

I dislike Fran/Frannie/Frankie but really like Frances. Sadly OH doesn't so it's a no go for me!

rhowton · 24/03/2021 20:28

I can't help but always read it as a plural to France 🤷🏼‍♀️

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ClaraBean · 24/03/2021 20:11

@TheVanguardSix - oh wow. My 15 year old dad is called Pearl. She'll be 16 when this one is born so won't call them in from the garden together but Frances and Pearl are adorable!

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MaryBoBary · 24/03/2021 20:10

I really dislike this name for a girl, to me it is a very masculine sounding name. Not feminine or 'pretty' which would be more my taste. I don't mind it so much for a boy but still don't like it. Would much prefer Francesca for a girl.

TheVanguardSix · 24/03/2021 20:02

I love this name and nearly always put it on my MN 'suggested' list of baby names. My cousin's daughters are Frances and Pearl, names I love.

AbstractHeart · 24/03/2021 19:57

Reminds me of the baddie in Deadpool. His name is a punchline basically.

DramaAlpaca · 24/03/2021 19:56

Frances is lovely, so elegant and unfussy. I don't mind Fran as a diminutive but I can't bear Frankie.

MissFlite · 24/03/2021 19:53

Love it, was on my list

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 24/03/2021 19:42

Cissy is a nice nn for Frances...

LubaLuca · 24/03/2021 19:35

I love Frances. It's such a strong and classy name. My husband wouldn't even consider it because he thought it was too masculine.

TatianaBis · 24/03/2021 19:31

I prefer Francesca to Frances. Gives you the options of Cesca as well as Fran.

midsomermurderess · 24/03/2021 19:31

I really like it. The one I know has only ever been Frances.

custardbear · 24/03/2021 19:30

It's really subjective - I like Francesca and Francine more than Frances - gives better plethora of nn too

NameChangedForThisFeb21 · 24/03/2021 19:27

The Frances I know (30s) is a Fran and has been since she was a little girl. It’s such a classy, elegant name that it would be a pity to use Frankie! Don’t write it off, just correct people that her name isn’t Frankie. My friend Frances would be horrified if anyone called her Frankie!

WiseOwlOne · 24/03/2021 19:26

Ok as a middle name but too many hiss sounds. Cessess. Too crisp for a first name

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ClaraBean · 24/03/2021 19:24

Hmmm. I hadn't considered Frankie as a nn. I really don't like it!!! Maybe if we start with Fran it'll never be a Frankie nn. Or maybe we scrap it. Hmmmm. Will have a think.

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partyatthepalace · 24/03/2021 13:24

I love it. Hugely underused.

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