Madeline or Frances?

[ElizabethYoung09900]

For girl

Madeline. So pretty.

Frances definitely if you can stand the mispronunciations.

They are both lovely! (Not helpful.)

Frances; nearly had one. Lovely name.

Oh goodness not Frances. Madeleine definitely.

I like either and would choose Frances.

Or even better - Francesca.

Madeline! I don’t like Frances at all (sorry!).

I vote Madeline. If it was me I would use that spelling (the old English version) because I am English and I feel a bit pretentious using a french spelling just because it looks fancy.

I do like Francesca though

Frances. Pretty, simple and not overly frilly like Francesca.

Frances as I don’t like Maddie

I prefer Frances but I really dislike Frankie so that would put me off (in case she ended up with it as a nickname).

Frances - an underused classic. It was Princess Di’a middle name I think

Madeline / Madeleine is nice - love the books - but has been a bit trendy recently which would put me off - also the McCann thing

Frances is lovely. Underused and very elegant.

Frances is dreadful. It’s my middle name and I’ve always loathed it. Madeline is lovely!

I prefer Francine to Frances. I know a man with the name (Francis) and some people get the M/F spellings mixed up.

I love Francine!

Also hate Frances sorry.

They just have to remember the male spelling has a nice erect I.

That was for @TixieLix

they’re such different names.

Francés must be a real marmite name, looking at these responses. I’m sorry to say I hate is and have always wondered why anyone would call heir child something so ugly!

Madeline (the English spelling!) on the other hand, I really like. I have one and she doesn’t get called Maddie at all, either full name or Malen/Malin (kind of like saying her name really fast and eating a syllable). I’ve tried Maddie but it sounds all wrong and unnatural onher so I wouldn’t assume itd be shortened!

Not sure why the McCann tragedy means the name Madeline should be vetoed?

Does that mean Sarah, Jessica and Jamie are all inappropriate too?

Frances. Love love love.

I think Madeline/Madeleine/Maddie is a horribly ugly sounding name.

Frances sounds and looks lovely to me.

Madeline definitely. A girl at my school was called Frances and they called her franny at first then franny fanny so for that reason no!