I prefer [name_f]Frances[/name_f] and I like [name_f]Fanny[/name_f] which of course you can’t use in the UK, if that’s where you are.
[name_f][/name_f]I love [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] – it’s my cousin’s name – and we call her [name_f]Chessie[/name_f], which I love. [name_f][/name_f] I’ve also known a [name_f]Franca[/name_f] and a Cesca (Chesca).
[name_f][/name_f]I don’t care for Camile/Camilla, but I do love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] as it’s a family name. [name_f][/name_f] I especially like the [name_f]Elinor[/name_f] spelling. [name_f][/name_f] Nell/Nellis is my favorite nn for [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and if you call your daughter [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] right from the start, no one will use [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f] We called my daughter [name_f]Katie[/name_f] from birth and it was only when she was fifteen that she started calling herself [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] – up until that time she was always [name_f]Katie[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f]Other names:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_m]August[/name_m], and [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_m]August[/name_m], and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Molly[/name_f] or [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_m]August[/name_m], and [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Nan[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_m]August[/name_m], and [name_f]Brigid[/name_f] – [name_f]Bridey[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_m]August[/name_m], and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Lou[/name_f]