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View Name: François


FRANÇOIS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: French
PRONOUNCED: frawn-SWAW   [key]
Meaning & History
French form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). François Villon was a French lyric poet of the 15th century. This was also the name of two kings of France.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Francis, Francisque
FEMININE FORM: Françoise
OTHER LANGUAGES: Frantzisko, Patxi (Basque), Francesc (Catalan), Frane, Franjo, Franko, Frano, Fran (Croatian), František (Czech), Franciscus, Frans (Dutch), Francis, Fran, Frank, Franny (English), Frans, Ransu (Finnish), Franz (German), Ferenc, Feri, Ferkó (Hungarian), Proinsias (Irish), Francesco, Franco (Italian), Franciscus (Late Roman), Frens, Frenske (Limburgish), Pranciškus (Lithuanian), Franciszek (Polish), Francisco, Chico (Portuguese), Frans (Scandinavian), Frang (Scottish), Franjo (Serbian), Franc, Frančišek, Fran (Slovene), Francisco, Curro, Fran, Paco, Pancho, Paquito (Spanish), Ffransis (Welsh)
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