Francine vs Fran - What's the difference?
francine | fran |
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* 1962 Jane Trahey, Life with Mother Superior , page 4:
A diminutive of the female given names Frances and Francine.
A diminutive of the male given name Francis.
English diminutives of female given names
English diminutives of male given names
francine
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- What I needed was an exciting name and I would give myself one. I was reading a book where the heroine's name was Adrienne. I printed that as my first name. Now what would go well with Adrienne? I peered over my shoulder at the little girl in back of me. Her name was Mary Frances Carroll. Frances...I thought. No, that's not exotic enough. Francine. Francine.' That was beautiful. I printed in: ' FRANCINE .