I do not dislike either too much, but I vote for
Frances.
Mabel has that swallowed -ull syllable that I find choked and restricted, so I have to choose
Frances.
I love using
Frances in combos as a middle name, e.g.
Ada Frances,
Cora Frances,
Cosima Frances,
Claudia Frances,
Dorothea Frances,
Dahlia Frances,
Eleanor Frances,
Helena Frances,
Imogen Frances,
Lydia Frances,
Matilda Frances,
Rosina Frances,
Ramona Frances,
Viola Frances,
Virginia Frances,
Zelda Frances, and
Zinnia Frances; my optimal middle name for
Frances is
Matilda (
Frances Matilda).
Mabel inspires no resonant combos for me.
This message was edited 9/26/2017, 9:56 AM