i can feel myself falling for Frances but im not 100%… what’re some thoughts, nicknames, combos, etc that make you love Frances?
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I like the nickname [name_m]Frankie[/name_m]. also it’s vintage and cool
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[name_f]Frances[/name_f] has a sort of cosy, clunky feel - classic but unexpected.
I’d consider nicknames: [name_f]Fran[/name_f], [name_m]Frankie[/name_m], Esse, [name_f]Effie[/name_f], Fizzy/Fizz
I’d consider combos: [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Endellion[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Twyla[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
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I recently came across a family with a little girl names [name_f]Frances[/name_f] - they call her [name_f]Francie[/name_f] which I think is absolutely adorable!!
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oooh i love that!
[name_m]Ever[/name_m] since I learned that [name_f]Frances[/name_f] was the daughter of [name_m]Curt[/name_m] [name_m]Cobain[/name_m] and [name_f]Courtney[/name_f] [name_f]Love[/name_f] she’s had a very Seattle grunge - ripped jeans, flannel shirts, and loose fitting cardigans - feel to me. At the same time she feels very buttoned up and [name_f]British[/name_f]. The author who wrote “The [name_f]Secret[/name_f] Garden” was named [name_f]Frances[/name_f] and it’s also a 15th century [name_m]Roman[/name_m] saint name. I used to write off [name_f]Frances[/name_f] as being overly prim and stuffy, but I’ve been steadily falling in love with her too lately. She clearly has a lot of hidden depth and mystery.
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I adore the name [name_f]Frances[/name_f]. It has such a pretty sound. I dislike the nickname [name_m]Frankie[/name_m] so I would use [name_f]Francie[/name_f] or even [name_f]Cece[/name_f].
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[name_f]My[/name_f] sister is [name_f]Frances[/name_f] and I’ve always thought it was a cool name.
She was Frannie/Franny as a child and is [name_f]Fran[/name_f] to very close friends now. But she goes by [name_f]Frances[/name_f] mostly these days.
She is [name_f]Frances[/name_f] He!en.
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I wouldn’t say I love [name_f]Frances[/name_f] but I defs really like it, it has a sort of staid nerdy-cool that I like. I absolutely adore [name_f]Francie[/name_f] as a nn or stand-alone. It has the appeal of [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] but is more leftfield.
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I love [name_f]Frances[/name_f]! Specifically with [name_f]Annie[/name_f] as a nickname but [name_f]Francie[/name_f] is cute too. I have very strong sunshine, adventure, curiosity, mischief type imagery associated with it that makes me really happy.
Honestly, I am not super into vintage or classic names, but [name_f]Frances[/name_f] is one of my exceptions. It sounds delicate but earthy, feminine in a really unexpected way, and it feels like the clunky, fanciful sister to buttoned up names like [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] or [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]. And the nicknames! There’s [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_m]Frankie[/name_m], [name_f]Fran[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], even [name_f]Anya[/name_f].
For combos, I love [name_f]Frances[/name_f] with a quirky Celtic name ie [name_f]Tesni[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] or [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], or a word name like [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Rain[/name_f]. But it fits really well with all kinds of options. I feel like [name_f]Frances[/name_f] is one of those rare names that can quirk up a popular choice (ie [name_f]Ava[/name_f] Frances) or ground a more out there name (ie [name_f]Frances[/name_f] Rhiannon). It’s just so versatile.
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I will just tell you why I love the name and maybe some of this resonates with you, aybe it doesn’t.
Sometimes I like a name purely for the name, but sometimes, the meaning/etymology/historical use really endears it to me. I fell in love with Frances when I discovered St. Francis in middle school. I’m not religious - at least not in the way most people use the word - but the mythology around him still represents everything I love in life - empathy, compassion, service to those less fortunate/service to Mother Earth. I particularly fell in love with the stories that he preached to birds and convinced some towns people to feed a wolf so it wouldn’t eat their sheep, rather than kill it. the prayer of st Francis is also beautiful. Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console / to be understood as to understand / to be loved as to love with all my soul… it goes on like this, lots of selflessness/peace on earth type messaging.
Then my cousin used it for her daughter M@ry Frances and I was in college ant the time and was like 
what a great name. Funny bc I typically wouldn’t go for any M@ry variant names - but the double barrel combo I thought was so perfect. It suddenly feels a little preppy and a little southern - like double barrels do - and yet sophisticated and refined at the same time - hard to do in my opinion. Cute and feminine, but not overly flowery. I think that is when I grew to love the name purely for the name itself.
I also happen to have a cousin Frances, who goes by Franny, and she is beautiful and stylish in a timeless, classy way. I didn’t think of her as Frances though until I was an adult.
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thank you so much, all that info about st [name_m]Francis[/name_m] is so lovely, thank you so much for sharing!
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