Frances

momma2char

Thoughts on Frances Jane? DH just brought it up tonight and it seems to be our front runner now. I love it, but would also love to hear your opinions! DD #1 is Charlotte.

TIA!

saham07

LOVE LOVE LOVE! I also love the nn Franny

Gators&BoSox

I think it's a sweet name and will grow with her. Definitely a winner

PhillymommaX2

Love it

nanner26

I really like it! 

TheMcC3

I don't agree. Not only is this as much a boy's name as a girls (or more so), it's way too old lady-ish. I have an old lady middle name, and I despised it growing up. Of course your opinion trumps mine, so if you love it go for it, but my opinion is to keep searching.

Faith1318

I like it a lot! It does make me think of Baby in Dirty Dancing. 

Bringmemylongswordho

Frances is great

sagoon

I love it.
Also, incidentally, Frances is 100% a girls name.  Francis is a boys name.

SmrBrd2012

The more I think about it, the more it grows on me, even though it does at first remind me of an old lady name. Agree with PP that Frances is the feminine version of Francis, and IMO the sound of it is much more feminine than masculine to me. I also like the NN potential and love Jane as a MN.

ladylolly89

TheMcC3 said:

I don't agree. Not only is this as much a boy's name as a girls (or more so), it's way too old lady-ish. I have an old lady middle name, and I despised it growing up. Of course your opinion trumps mine, so if you love it go for it, but my opinion is to keep searching.

You are thinking of Francis. 

magsugar13

Like it

TheMcC3

ladylolly89 said:

TheMcC3 said:

I don't agree. Not only is this as much a boy's name as a girls (or more so), it's way too old lady-ish. I have an old lady middle name, and I despised it growing up. Of course your opinion trumps mine, so if you love it go for it, but my opinion is to keep searching.

You are thinking of Francis. 

Are they not pronounced the same?

emilyalso

I am pregnant with #2 right now, and if it is a girl she will be Frances. It was my maternal grandmother's name, and I can't wait to pass it on. 

mamatowildones

I love it but only for a boy imo. 

SaphireSweetie88

I'm loving that name

PeachyTeachy

I love the name! 
I would also love telling a tantruming toddler/crazy teenager to, "Lighten up, Frances!"  That would never get old for me.

nurse714

This board loves this name, but I just can't get with it. I really don't like it. Quite old lady-ish.

Casadena

Love

AlyLynn07

I don't dislike it, but I'm not loving it. The sound isn't quite as nice when compared to Charlotte. I definitely get the "old lady vibe" too.

4N6s

I love it!!! Old lady names are coming back

AndiPandi127

I love it. Classic and lots of nn options if she chooses.

YogaSandy

NMS, but all I can think of is Frances (Baby) Houseman from Dirty Dancing - which is good. I know it was said already, but it's worth repeating. 

Mamabeagle

Yup, old lady names are trendy again, and this is right there with the better ones. Harper=best Frances= good Mabel= bad

Lizbeth86

I lived in Italy and the name Francesca is so popular there. They pronounce it "Frahnchesca" and a common nickname is Franci  ("Frahnchi"). I wished we could do it but people would butcher the pronunciation here : (

Merinmac

This is one of my top guilty pleasure names! I never saw Dirty Dancing, my reference is Francie Nolan from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, one of my favorite books growing up. I could never get DH to agree with it, but I would love a baby Frances/Francie.

jenEP

Love it. Franny and Francie are adorable nns. 

momma2char

Thanks so much everyone! I was a bit hesitant on using it because I'm scared that people think it's too "old ladyish" or that it doesn't match up to Charlotte- I'm happy to see a majority of the responses are positive! I think Franny on a little girl would be adorable too- haven't heard of Francie as a nickname but I'm loving it! 

KStar21

Frances goes nicely with Charlotte IMO! (And definitely a girl's name with that spelling - this coming from a stickler on the BNOG subject.)

UpstateBaby

Love! 

LoveLee85

NMS at all. Don't know what else to say.

ladameperdue

I LOVE it. But I'm naming my daughter Agnes, so take that as you will

madamerwin

Lizbeth86 said:

I lived in Italy and the name Francesca is so popular there. They pronounce it "Frahnchesca" and a common nickname is Franci  ("Frahnchi"). I wished we could do it but people would butcher the pronunciation here : (

My sister is Francesca (pronounced the Italian way), and it is very rarely mispronounced. It's gained popularity in the US in the last decade or so. Though people do misspell it all the time (though between me and my three sisters, ALL of our names are misspelled constantly, but we're used to that).

I like Frances, though I like Francesca better. We call my sister Franny, so maybe I'm biased but I love the NN.