Francis name - Meaning of Francis
- Gender
- Masculine & Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, French, Latin
- Pronounced
- FRAN T -səs (English), FRANT-səs
- Francis Meaning
- English form of the Late Latin name Franciscus which meant "Frenchman". This name was borne by the 13th-century Saint Francis of Assisi, who was originally named Giovanni but was given the nickname Francesco by his father, an admirer of the French. Francis went on to renounce his father's wealth and devote his life to the poor, founding the Franciscan order of friars. Later in his life he apparently received the stigmata. Due to the renown of the saint, this name became widespread in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. However, it was not regularly used in Britain until the 16th century. Famous bearers include Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), a missionary to East Asia, the philosopher and scientist Francis Bacon (1561-1626), and the explorer and admiral Sir Francis Drake (1540-1595). In the English-speaking world this name is occasionally used for girls. Francis is an English and French name that has origins in Latin. It comes from the Latin personal name "Franciscus", which was the Latin name for a French man.
Francis Related Names
Variants: Frances (English), François, Francisque (French)
Diminutives: Fran, Frank, Franny, Cissy, Fannie, Fanny, Frankie, Frannie, Sissie, Sissy (English)
Feminine Forms: Cissy, Fannie, Fanny, Fran, Frances, Frankie, Frannie, Franny, Sissie, Sissy (English), Françoise (French)
Masculine Forms: Fran, Frank, Franny (English), François, Francisque (French)
Other Languages: Frantziska, Frantzisko, Patxi (Basque), Franseza (Breton), Francesc, Francesca (Catalan), Frane, Franjo, Franka, Franko, Frano, Fran (Croatian), František, Františka (Czech), Frans (Danish), Franciscus, Frans (Dutch), Frans, Fanni, Fanny, Ransu (Finnish), Franz, Franziska, Fränze, Franzi, Ziska (German), Ferenc, Franciska, Fanni, Feri, Ferkó, Franci (Hungarian), Proinsias (Irish), Franca, Francesca, Francesco, Franco (Italian), Francisca, Franciscus (Late Roman), Frens, Frenske (Limburgish), Pranciškus (Lithuanian), Frans (Norwegian), Franciszek, Franciszka (Polish), Francisca, Francisco, Chica, Chico (Portuguese), Frang, Frangag (Scottish), Franjo (Serbian), Franc, Frančišek, Frančiška, Fran, Francka (Slovene), Francisca, Francisco, Curro, Fran, Paca, Paco, Pancho, Paquita, Paquito (Spanish), Frans (Swedish), Ffransis (Welsh)
Francis Celebrities
Francis Nelson - hockey player, Francis Bacon - artist, Francis Baily - astronomer, Francis Collins - scientist, Francis Doe - soccer player, Francis Lewis - politician, Francis Matthews - actor, Francis Munro - soccer player,
