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Frannie short for Francesca?

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BeeBum · 02/10/2018 22:10

Opinions on Frannie short for Francesca please.

DH and I both love Francesca and I'd happily call future DD just by Francesca but DH wants a nickname handy too. He offered up Frankie but I'm not keen. I offered Cheska but he wasn't keen. Our middle ground is Frannie but we are wondering if it sounds strange or too close to fanny?

Tia x

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tartanscot · 02/10/2018 22:12

I love Frankie and I love Cheska but hate Frannie. Definitely sounds too close to fanny and just a wet sounding name IMO!

quackaday · 02/10/2018 22:13

That's my daughter's name and we use or have used all those derivatives! She prefers Frankie. She's 9 now so I think she gets to choose! My mil calls her Frannie (I'm not that keen on it!). Her little brother called her cheska til he could say her name properly. I love how versatile it is. I dare say she might be a Fran when she grows up.

starzig · 02/10/2018 22:22

I prefer Francesca and would probably just tell people off if they tried to shorten it.

Shadow1234 · 02/10/2018 22:22

I prefer Frankie, and cheska is ok, but dont like Franny tbh.

Picknickers · 03/10/2018 00:46

Franny was my dad's nn for my mum so I love it.

Aintnothingbutaheartache · 03/10/2018 00:49

Frankie!
Definitely!

sunshineandshowers21 · 03/10/2018 01:03

my friend is called francesca and is known as frankie, but her family have always called her chessy.

moredoll · 03/10/2018 01:12

Frankie!

Overyou · 03/10/2018 01:16

Love Francesca but not Fran or Frannie

Oliversmumsarmy · 03/10/2018 01:20

I would have thought Frannie was a nn for Francis

ConsiderHerWaysAndOthers · 03/10/2018 01:26

I hear it as Fanny, sorry. Frankie and Cheska are tons better. I know a few Frans and a Chess if those are any good? Ultimately she’ll probably choose her own nickname as she gets older though.

dinkydonky · 03/10/2018 09:37

I know a Fran who is sometimes known as Frannie - I've never thought of fanny! Chess is cool too.

You'll probably find the nn evolves over time anyway so if you both like the long variant I wouldn't over think it!

Polkasq · 03/10/2018 09:45

Frankie is my favourite of the nicknames.

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BeeBum · 03/10/2018 09:49

Yeah I really like Chessie or Chess, I am gonna suggest those to DH later

Appreciate the feedback on Frannie though, seems majority are against it?

I am not totally against Frankie, just I suppose I have negative connotations from knowing a Frankie but I could get past that

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Heaviestdirtyestsoul · 03/10/2018 09:52

I have a Francesca, she is Chessie, Chess, Frankie and Frannie- even at 16 she likes it ❤

RedDwarves · 03/10/2018 09:52

Unfortunately, Francesca is just one of those names with unattractive shortenings. I think Frankie, Cheska (too contrived, anyway) and Frannie are dire.

AtticaRose · 03/10/2018 10:11

I know a Francesca nn Franca and a Francesca (playfully) nicknamed Fancy. :-)

bridgetreilly · 03/10/2018 12:15

Franny is awful, imo. My favourite is Chessie.

TatianaLarina · 03/10/2018 12:17

Hate Frankie.

I like Fran or Ces/Cesca. The Francesca I know is called both.

OliviaStabler · 03/10/2018 12:19

Frannie sounds too much like fanny. She'll be teased mercilessly.

Rebecca36 · 03/10/2018 12:40

Frannie is better than Fanny I suppose but why not Fran?

NotAQueef · 03/10/2018 12:41

Not keen on Frannie. Cesca is nice, but I prefer Fran as a nn

NotAQueef · 03/10/2018 12:42

oh and really like Frankie too

Bilingualspingual · 03/10/2018 12:43

I’m a Frances who often gets shortened to Franny or Fran. I hate them both and much prefer it when people use my real name.

LeeMiller · 03/10/2018 20:34

Prefer Ces / Cesca