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Francesca or Beatrice?

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flipflopsonfifthavenue · 10/06/2014 14:24

which do you prefer? Francesca would be nn Frankie, and Beatrice would be nn Bea probably.

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guineapig1 · 10/06/2014 14:28

Beatrice

orangepudding · 10/06/2014 14:29

Francesca

MrsBungle · 10/06/2014 14:30

Francesca by a country mile

WowOoo · 10/06/2014 14:31

Francesca.

BeattieBow · 10/06/2014 14:33

Beatrice, it's lovely.

squoosh · 10/06/2014 14:33

Francesca.

SO much nicer than Beatrice.

ashesandfire · 10/06/2014 14:39

Francesca - though I do like the nn Bea!

BeckaH123 · 10/06/2014 14:47

Francesca / Frankie definitely.

PandaBear30 · 10/06/2014 15:23

Beatrice nn Bea would be my preference. I like Francessca but not the nn Frankie, prefer Chesca/Cheskie.

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SweetEspresso · 10/06/2014 15:27

Beatrice

Montsti · 10/06/2014 16:06

Beatrice and I love nns Bea and Bebe. Not so keen on Frankie, Cesca etc..

Nereida · 10/06/2014 16:23

Beatrice

looki · 10/06/2014 16:25

Francesca.

Beatrice to me is an ugly name and always associate it with Prisoner Cell Block H!

minipie · 10/06/2014 16:27

Beatrice because Bea is lovely and not keen on Fran, Frankie, Cesca.

Needadvice5 · 10/06/2014 16:27

Beatrice! pretty girly name

WaffleWiffle · 10/06/2014 16:29

Both are on my shortlist, along with Felicity. I cannot decide between the three. I have until September to decide.

Eggwhisk · 10/06/2014 16:32

I have a Francesca so I'm obviously going to go with that one, although I really love beatrice too. My Francesca is pretty much always known by her full name, although occasionally I'll call her cescy (Cheskie?). She is definitely not a Fran!

CruCru · 10/06/2014 20:03

I know quite a few Francescas. It is a nice name but I prefer Beatrice.

CPtart · 10/06/2014 20:17

Francesca

Littlestar3432 · 10/06/2014 20:19

Francesca for me but like Cheska as a nickname. Love the nickname Bea more than Beatrice x

moonblues · 10/06/2014 20:32

Francesca is sooo much nicer.

Bowlersarm · 10/06/2014 20:35

Beatrice nn Bea.

Like Francesca and Chessie or Cesca. But intensely dislike Fran and Frankie.

BlueStarsAtNight · 10/06/2014 22:09

Francesca

DramaAlpaca · 10/06/2014 23:38

Beatrice

ThingsThatShine · 11/06/2014 00:43

Francesca but I don't like Frankie. Beatrice is also nice.