In my lines Frances and Francis occur fairly often. As used by my ancestors, Frances is female, Francis is male, and usually pet-names as Frank. Happy hunting!   Diana Robinson (nee Gardner) Now in Rochester, NY, USA Message: 4 Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 11:24:52 +0100 From: robert williams <robert.williams94@gmail.com> Subject: [B&D] Unusual Names? To: bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <AANLkTim-aF5ECETPemJaL3pJqkKYNVKwOEENqaLnMh67@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 A Neighbour of ours has just ahd a baby boy. They are naming it "Sonny". I don't know if they are boxing fans,and have named it after "Sonny LISTON?" or like Pop Music,and have named it after Sonny BONO,of "Sonny & Cher"fame. Another neighbour of ours called their son "Francis". He hated it,and went through the rest of his life as "Frank!" How about Romeo BECKHAM,and his brother Brooklyn. And not forgetting Marion Michael MORRISON better known to all as "John WAYNE". And how about "Spangler Arlington BROUGH", aka Robert TAYLOR. Graham.