Im going to be adopting a boy and was looking at my family tree and I stumbled across my great gandma’s name Frances but I wanted to give the name a unique twist and at first I thought about France but people keep telling me that it’s too associated with the country and suggested the spelling of Franz which is interesting but I don’t know if it will be pronounced like Frances but without the s but then it also got me thinking that is it even appropriate to name your son after your great grandma but then I also remember how my family would talk about great grandma growing up and how she was a no nonsense confident person (she past away a few years after I was born so I have no memories of her) so I don’t know im conflicted at this point what should I do?
I’ve heard Francis is the masculine spelling of Frances. I think many people name their children after relatives, so why not? Franz is pronounced a little differently to France, at least to me. You could also use France as a middle if you’re worried about it as a first.
Yes, it is very appropriate!
I don’t really want to go with just [name_u]Francis[/name_u] I want to give it a unique twist since the name [name_u]Francis[/name_u] is fairly common that’s why I wanted to go with France/Franz which is unique while still have references to the name [name_f]Frances[/name_f].
Maybe you could go with something with a similar sound and same meaning such as [name_m]Frank[/name_m] or [name_m]Ferenc[/name_m]. I think it’s a lovely idea to honour your great grandma! Also, I think while [name_u]France[/name_u] is tied to the country, lots of people have place names.
I’m not sure how to pronounce [name_m]Ferenc[/name_m]
I would avoid [name_u]France[/name_u] because of the country, but I think any other variation of [name_u]Francis[/name_u] (Francisco, [name_m]Francesco[/name_m], [name_m]Frank[/name_m], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], Franklin) would work. I would pronounce [name_m]Franz[/name_m] like “frants” (so [name_u]France[/name_u] with an extra t sound I guess).
I think it’s perfectly normal to name a baby after a great grandparent. I was named after my dad’s great grandma.
I don’t think it’s inappropriate at all, and [name_m]Franz[/name_m] definitely works as an honor! [name_u]France[/name_u] would also be ok, but I’m guessing most people would assume it was intended as a geographical name meant as an homage to the country and not to a person.
I think lots of people refer back to their family tree for name inspiration, regardless of whether they’re living or dead. I think it’s totally fine
I’m not 100% sure, so someone please correct me if you know, but from what I’ve searched it’s something like feh-rehns. There are multiple pronunciations though
I like [name_m]Franz[/name_m] as a first name and maybe [name_u]France[/name_u] if you were using it as a middle. [name_m]Frantz[/name_m] is also a spelling you could consider.
[name_m]Franz[/name_m] is a good, strong name whose pronunciation closely resembles [name_u]France[/name_u].
There’s also [name_m]Francesc[/name_m], [name_m]Francesco[/name_m], and [name_m]Franco[/name_m].
I named all three of my children honor names, including honor names for great-grandparents, so yes, do it.
I haven’t met a child named [name_u]Francis[/name_u] in a very long time. I’m not sure where you’re living, but here in the US it’s not common for kids at all.
Appropriate and I think [name_m]Franz[/name_m] sounds really cool
Lol me neither
If you feel [name_u]France[/name_u] is the name then go with it. [name_m]Franz[/name_m] is very similar in pronunciation but if you don’t like it then you don’t like it.
If it bothers you to have people ask if his name is “like the country?” then really think if that will be ok with you.
Definitely appropriate to name him after your great grandma and I don’t think the name has to be “bang on”. Regarding [name_u]France[/name_u] I agree that most people think of the country but it would be fine in the middle spot if that’s under consideration. For the first name spot I like [name_m]Franz[/name_m] and [name_u]Francis[/name_u] and even though [name_m]Franz[/name_m] is pronounced a little differently YOU know that you have honoured your great grandma and that is what’s important.