Caroline or Frances

[dillytilly]

Wanted to hear your thoughts, are they classic or a bit old fashioned now? Which do you prefer? Thank you x

Awfully staid.

Prefer Carolina and Francesca.

love them.

I like Frances more.

Nice choices, both beautiful classic elegant names.

Call her Caroline Frances, perfect. Or Frances Caroline

I've always wanted to be called Caroline

Classic and classy.

I prefer Frances, but like both.

I like both. Maybe Caroline slightly more, but they're both good choices.

Prefer Caroline, very unusual now but classic.

I love both. Very underused lovely classic names. I'm related to both a Caroline and a Frances and they are both very glamorous.

Frances would be my first choice.

one of mine is Caroline. She's 17 and it has been a trouble-free name so far! She's been the only one in every class - though at one stage there was a Caroline in every year group in her secondary school. Clearly more about than you might think.

Frances

If she grows up to be feminine it's a lovely elegant name, if she's a tomboy Frankie is a pretty funky nickname.

Both are uncommon and utter classics that will never fully go out of style.

Like Caroline. Never liked Frances and they are always called Fran.

I love Caroline. Classic rather than old fashioned to me.

Caroline is very pretty.

Frances just makes me think of my Auntie Fra...

One of those names is mine!!! The one beginning with F. I didn't like it as a child because it seemed a bit old fashioned but I like it now. I like that not many people are called it. Called myself Fran as a teen but go by the proper name these days. One really annoying thing is the always having to say "no it's cEs - I for a boy E for a girl".

I'm Frances! Didn't like my name when I was younger, but I like it now. Hardly anyone has the same name as me, which is nice!

I like both names. My favourite is Caroline (which was my grandmother’s name).

I like Frances too (but I’d be worried that it would end up being confused with Francis and that she’d have to constantly correct people).

Both lovely, but Frances Caroline is my favourite. I love Fran.

Caroline is s really beautiful, elegant name. Somehow cheerful too I think.

Both a bit blah tbh. Caroline is nicer though.

I vastly prefer Caroline. The Carolines I know use their names; the Franceses all used sonething else as soon as possible.

Francesca is better than Frances.

Caroline Frances is a great name.

Definitely Caroline. Don't like Frances at all, though do like Francesca.

Caroline is lovely!

These are my first and second names I love them both. Great choice OP!

Frances is lovely but Fran, Franny and Frankie are awful. I'd pick Caroline, I considered it myself if we'd had a DD, Carrie and Caro are sweet.

I love both, and have considered both for my current baby due in a few months!
I’m going for Martha though