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in reply to a message by The Little Hyphen
I like Francis for a boy and Frances for a girl, it is a family name for me, my great grandparents were Francis and Frances Rylands.
I would be more likely to use Francis / Francis for a middle name
Frances Catherine is nice but I would much prefer Catherine Frances
Francis Jack doesnt appeal to me at all I would prefer something like Johnathan Francis
Alice Rose is lovely but Alice Rosalind would be nicer
I think its lovely to have a son names after his mother
I would be more likely to use Francis / Francis for a middle name
Frances Catherine is nice but I would much prefer Catherine Frances
Francis Jack doesnt appeal to me at all I would prefer something like Johnathan Francis
Alice Rose is lovely but Alice Rosalind would be nicer
I think its lovely to have a son names after his mother
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I think your great-grandparents being Francis and Frances is really neat. I wonder if that's what broke the ice for them to introduce themselves? Do you know the story of how they met?
And "I think it's lovely to have a son named after his mother" also! Alexandra and Alexander, for example, greatly appeal to me.
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
And "I think it's lovely to have a son named after his mother" also! Alexandra and Alexander, for example, greatly appeal to me.
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
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Sadly I know very little about them as they died before I was born, My information comes from my Dad and men seldom ask the interesting questions of older relations
I do know they were irish catholics and were not too impressed with my Church of England Grandfather lol, but Grandmother Florence obviously was as they had eleven children
I do know they were irish catholics and were not too impressed with my Church of England Grandfather lol, but Grandmother Florence obviously was as they had eleven children
This message was edited 5/7/2006, 3:45 PM
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Eleven children - they certainly got on well, didn't they *LOL*
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
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I agree with you about Francis Jack, even Francis Jonathan would have been better. I don't know why, but whilst I think Jack is fine for a first name, it seems to nicknamey to me for a middle name- how strange is that? Alice Rosalind is just beautiful!
How interesting that your great grandparents were both called Frances/ Francis! Did it ever get confusing for them? I guess that a married couple and even a mother and son would probably have different nicknames, like Frances and Frankie or Frannie and Francis.
Edited to add: Sometimes I'm really thick, if they were your great grandparents you probably didn't know them that well. Sorry!
How interesting that your great grandparents were both called Frances/ Francis! Did it ever get confusing for them? I guess that a married couple and even a mother and son would probably have different nicknames, like Frances and Frankie or Frannie and Francis.
Edited to add: Sometimes I'm really thick, if they were your great grandparents you probably didn't know them that well. Sorry!
This message was edited 5/7/2006, 12:48 PM
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