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Re: Frances
in reply to a message by Bex
I've always adored Frances, and although it's no longer one of my absolute favorites, I will always cherish it. As for the nickname issue, I don't think people will repeatedly reduce Frances to Fran or Frannie if you actively enforce use of the name in its unabridged beauty.Winifred is certifiably one of my favorite names, and I love Hilda and Theodora as well. Additional suggestions:Agatha
Agnes
Anthea
Augusta
Avis
Bernadette
Cicely
Constance
Cornelia
Cressida
Delia
Doris
Dulcie
Eudora
Eugenia
Euphemia "Effie"
Fern
Freda / Frida / Frieda
Griselda
Gwendolen
Henrietta
Hester
Honora / Honoria
Iolanthe
Jocasta
Jocosa
Judith
Lavinia
Letitia
Lucretia
Margery / Marjorie
Marguerite
Melicent / Melisande / Millicent
Muriel
Myrtle
Ottilie
Ottoline
Pauline
Perdita
Philomena
Phyllida
Romola
Rosalind
Rosaline
Rosamond / Rosamund
Rowena
Sibyl / Sibylla
Tacita
Thora
Ursula
Viola

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Thanks! :)Hilda is not popular here that's for sure! I always hated it, but now I love it.Out of your suggestions I love:
Agnes
Augusta
Constance
Dulcie
Rosamond / Rosamund
Rowena I'd seriously consider using Augusta or Rowena (though husband HATES Rowena! :( he has such good taste most of the time! :P )
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