How would you pronounce Frances?

[JessicaBearx]

I would pronounce it FrARNces. Is this how most pronounce it or do you pronounces in Fran ces?
Asking because i don't want to pick a name we are pronouncing "wrong". Thanks

I pronounce Frances and Francis exactly the same - Frahn-sis.

Out of interest, do those pronouncing it Frarn-ces ask promounce the shortened version Frarn? Or switch to Fran?

Frances with a long A, Fran with a short A.

Lots of names change sound when you shorted them.

Katherine and Kate have different vowels
Charlotte and Charlie switch from a Sh to a Ch
Rebecca and Elizabeth change first letter when you shorten them.

Same way as you - I'm from London

i would say Fran as it looks though not Frarn how strange!

There is no right or wrong way here, but if you want people to say it only your way, they're just not going to unless they're from the south of England (roughly speaking).

Fran-ces. I work with one.
I had no idea there was an alternative pronounciation.
South East here.

My FIL was Francis and it was said Fran-cis.

Fran -ces I am Scottish.

I you have rhotic r's then you don't have the funny r you are inserting (not really an r) in your dialect.

South East
Friend called Frances, everyone says Frarn-ses.
It's never shortened.

How about just using Fran?

Even a southerner like me would say Fran and not FraRn in that case.

Out of interest, do those pronouncing it Frarn-ces ask promounce the shortened version Frarn? Or switch to Fran?

Don't know why, but that made me laugh. Saying 'Frarn' seems a bit Hyacinth (not that I've ever heard anyone pronounce it like that).

Frarn sis

Frarrn sis.

Frarnces but when shortened it becomes Fran

Today 09:24 elephantpig

Frarnces but when shortened it becomes Fran

Huh. That really doesn't make any sense. Surely it's one on the other.

It's Fran-ces to me.

Well I get called all sort of things with all sort is pronunciations. Am a southerner.
Fran, Frarn, Franny, Frarnces, Fran-ces, Francine (?). Mostly as I am an adult, Frarnces. I don't mind. What I don't like is that people often spell it Francis. Idiots!

Frarnsis and fran. Makes perfect sense.

I think the pronunciation is mostly to so with accent though. Like barth and bath and darnce and dance

But if you pronounced it Frarnces you'd pronounce the shortened version Frarn not Fran. Surely?

Words don't really work like that. Nobody says hart for hat or cart for cat. You don't need to choose one way of saying 'a' and stick with it no matter what

I prounounce my name Fran sess

HTH

But if you pronounced it Frarnces you'd pronounce the shortened version Frarn not Fran. Surely?

Nope.

As I said above, lots of names change their sounds when shortened.

What sort of names Trills?

It's amazing the variety of answers.

I'm Scottish so Fran (like man) sis (like sister). With a rolled R.

I knew people said baaath (bath) but do you say baaaahrth down South?

Fr-ahn- siss

Fran-ses. Midlander here.