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

We say b-aaahhhhh-th down south,no R sound at all.

FRAN-ces is how I'd pronounce it.

Am in Lancashire but grew up in S.Yorkshire. Pretty sure everyone I know would say FRANces except those originally from southern England, who would say FRAHN-ces.

Fran- cess. I'm a Northerner.

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

None of the names you mentioned are in the same vein as Frances and Fran though.

I think the Fran/Frarn thing is accent dependent. The issue is whether people distinguish between -ces and -cis. I speak posh Southern, and what I say is nearer to Frarn- although not as extreme as that sounds but I can't think of a way of spelling it. But I definitely say the ending differently for boys and girls.

As you do, Frarn-sis.

Frahn-siz. Even though I say bath and path with short 'a's. I suppose because it's originally connected to 'France' and French people would never say 'France' with a short a, would they?

Just sounds better.

DameDiazepam

Frahnces, same way I say France.

Fran I'd rhyme with can.

I know one.

It's Fran - sis.

FRAN-sis. I'm from the South, but from the Westcountry so might pronounce things differently from the South East etc.

Fran-sis

I'm from Scotland. So would probably be more like Frrrran-sis tbh

I pronounce it Frarhn sez but if it were shortened to Fran I would change to a short ah to rhyme with man.

I could say either, I'm from London. Heard both varieties.

It's like France iss.
I 'd say the Fran bit to rhyme with Fan (Frank and Fanny being short forms of Francis/Frances).
Frances and Francis are pronounced the same.

I don't get it. If you say Frarn-ces why don't you say Frarn-k or Frarnny?

Because they're not pronounced like that

Because they're not pronounced like that

Exactly.

But you pronounce Francis like Frarncis

Please stop putting Rs in there.

I pronounce Frances and Bath and Path all with a long A. Because that's how those things are pronounced by people with my accent.

If you must spell it, you could say it's "ah". It's not "ar".

Right but why not say Frahn then!

Because that's not how that is pronounced.

But how is Frahncis ok then?

English pronunciation is weird. ¯\(ツ)/¯

I suppose because it's originally connected to 'France' and French people would never say 'France' with a short a, would they?

I'm reasonably sure the French don't say Frarnce/Frahnce. Isn't it more like Fronce (but not quite!)?