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HelpRe: Francesca
in reply to a message by Lapin
is it pronounced FRAN-CHES-KA with a CH sound or FRAN-SEHS-KA with an S sound? I like the name Frances, but I don't think I'm a fan of Francesca. Partly because of a television show I recently watched, but mostly because I don't like the CH pronunciation.
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Since it's an Italian name, my default pronunciation of Francesca is with the CH, because in Italian a C followed by an E would produce that sound.
On a side note, I did see once the variant Franchesca, which I imagine was used to prevent people from pronouncing the first C like an S; however, the "Ch" in Italian produces a hard-C, so looking at that spelling hurt my eyes.
On a side note, I did see once the variant Franchesca, which I imagine was used to prevent people from pronouncing the first C like an S; however, the "Ch" in Italian produces a hard-C, so looking at that spelling hurt my eyes.
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