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I love Frances. Whether Fran happens depends a lot on how you pronounce it. In many accents in the UK, Frances is pronounced with a long a - FRAAN ces, not FRAN ces, so Fran isn't immediately natural as a shortening. My aunt Frances has never been Franned. But as queenv said, it's always possible that your daughter might decide she likes it! I don't mind it myself. Definitely better than Fanny or Cissy.

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Some others: Edith, Elfrida, Muriel, Linnet, Lilian, Nora(h), Iris, May, Viola, Adela, Gwen(dolen/line/whatever), Olwen, Helen(a)/ Nell(a) / Elinor, Evelyn, Florence, Marion / Marianne, Mabel, Amabel, Beatrice, Constance, Cecily, Celia, Cordelia, Vera, Verena, Nina, Millicent, Evadne, Phoebe, Hebe, Josephine, Nadine, Philomena, Vivien

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