Francesca (Chessie) vs Constance (Connie)

[blondie72]

Thoughts please!

Well I prefer the name Francesca but prefer the nn Connie....sorry not much help. How about Franny or Frankie as nn for Francesca?

Don't like Chessie at all so it would be Connie for me.

If you go for those shortenings, Constance. I really don't like 'Chessie'.

Love Chessie. Much prefer it to Connie.

Francesca is definitely the best name. Don't like any shortenings for Francesca though. It's such a beautiful name in full.

I think a Constance will always be a Connie, but a Francesca will probably be a Frannie. VERY risky to choose a name on the basis that you can control its shortening.

Frankie? Cesca?

Chessie reminds me of chest so im thinking she will be known as Chestie not Chessie.
Frankie would me nicer imho

Chessie and Connie are both awful imo.

I do love Constance and Francesca though - beautiful, feminine underused names! What is it with this obsession of shortening names to cutesy nicknames these days?

I can't bear Francesca and Chessie is just awful. Constance/Connie on the other hand are beautiful.

Agree with the negative opinions on Chessie. I know a little Francesca who is known as Kessa, which I think is quite pretty and unusual.

Connie without a doubt.

Constance is my prefernce

I love the name Constance and Connie, having known a lovely natured girl with this name.

Constance has a rather austere elegance, good perhaps when older. I do like Connie to. I think Chessie is rather grim.

I like Francesca (nn Cesca, or Frankie) and Constance (nn Connnie). Lovely names. Not a fan of Chessie though!

Iam a Francesca shortened to Frankie and i like it!

Prefer Francesca, definitely.

Ruby

Connie reminds me of Lady Chatterly, as in Lady Chatterly's Lover, Chessie reminds me of Chessie France-Lynch in Jilly Cooper's Polo. This in no way reflects my literary tastes.

I love Constance [Connie] I have a beautiful,clever 13 yr old dgd named Connie :)
I like Francesca too but prefer nn Frankie to Chessie.

I like Francesca and chesca as the shortened version but there are so many possibilities it would be risky if there was a nn you hated for it.
Constance is v underused and elegant yet still maintaining a nice simple nn that suits all personalities iyswim

Both great names, with choices for shortening. Good luck!

Chessie???????

Francesca is future DD's name

I wouldn't shorten it, ever.

I really don't think you can force a nn, if you don't like the full version then don't use it. Kids will come up with their own nicknames.
I know a Francesca who is known as Franka for example.