Francesca nn Franca

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Is thus a nice name? I do also like Frankie but love Franca

I have a friend called Franca, I love it.

Yes, nice

The Francesca’s that I knew at school were known as Fran or Frannie.

I like the name Francesca and both nn in your OP, but you might not have a choice what the nn is or becomes when outside the house/family.

It's a lovely name in theory but "Fran" is disgusting.

Why is Fran disgusting?

It's a natural shortening of Francesca..

I also do not think Fran is disgusting I just loved Franca and thought it was different

I think Francesca is pretty but I think Frankie is a more natural nickname than Franca, which seems a bit awkward to say for me. I don’t see any reason why the sound ‘Fran’ is disgusting at all.

I like Francesca
But not Franca🙄.... it’s harsh and ugly

I like Francesca, but don’t think Franca will naturally happen, you’ll have to push it. Franc is much more likely which I think is fine, or cesca which I also don’t mind. Hate frankie.

I like it!

What on earth is ‘disgusting’ about Fran, @ThatsNotMyGolem ? Odd adjective to choose

I like it.

It's my oldest middle. I think Franca as a nn for Francesca is lovely. I also like Frankie ☺️

Franca as a nickname for Francesca is really really old-fashioned in Italy.
In any case, unless you're going to use Franca and not Francesca from birth, nicknames tend to occur naturally.
Francesca is lovely.

I love the name but hate Frannie which is what a school mum at my kids school calls her daughter, you can’t really control nick names so will most likely be Frankie or fran

@Geamhradh

Franca as a nickname for Francesca is really really old-fashioned in Italy. In any case, unless you're going to use Franca and not Francesca from birth, nicknames tend to occur naturally. Francesca is lovely.

The OP isn’t in Italy.

Diminutives (as opposed to random nns) are often planned, eg a Philippa who’s called Pippa by her parents will often remain Pippa for life.

Franca as a nickname for Francesca is really really old-fashioned in Italy.

Is Francesca not pronounced Fran-ch-esca, rather than Fran-c-esca?

I don't think anyone would use Franca naturally unless you basically called her that from birth - I know a few Francescas and they are generally shortened to Fran, apart from one Cesca - Franca just doesn't seem to be a natural shortening (plus it sounds a bit like a currency to me!).

I loooove Franca. Never heard it before, but it's so pretty x

@Blubells

Franca as a nickname for Francesca is really really old-fashioned in Italy.

Is Francesca not pronounced Fran-ch-esca, rather than Fran-c-esca?

Yes, but Franca is still one of the diminutives. Younger Francescas in Italy tend to be "Fra". I've only ever met one Franca.

You can give a birth name, but you won't be able to prescribe what her school friends shorten it to. My school friend was nicknamed Franny. Her boyfriend was nicknamed Dick (Richard). So Dick and Franny

Makes me think of Fernet Branca