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I love Françoise but I think the "ç" may be confusing in an English speaking country.

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From your combos, I'm loving it with Araminta, Emily, Matilda, Millicent, and Penelope.

Françoise is lovely (my first associations are pictures of the young Françoise Hardy, and Françoise Sagan) but I wouldn't use it outside France, because I also love Frances. Of the combos above, I like the simple Françoise Adèle best - Helen would work for me too, or Hélène.

I liked it better when I thought it was prn like Francois. Francoise is, however, still a pretty cool and elegant name. I like Abigail, Adelaide, Imogen, Miriam, and Adeline as mns.

I like Francoise. It definitely has a nice feel to it.

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Francoise Adele is so beautiful!

Francoise makes me think instantly of Francoise Gilot, the beautiful (and gutsy) woman who was "married" to Picasso - and the only one of his women to ever leave him. It is so sleek and strong and artistic without an ounce of flakiness. I love that Francoise's children were named Claude, Paloma, and Aurelia.

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I like Francoise Tullia (love the idea of dark, straight-laced Francoise in tulle) and Francoise Enid - it seems fitting to pair the name of a silently suffering woman with that of a warrior of self-respect. Griselda Francoise would also be fitting that way.