Gender Feminine
Meaning & History
Diminutive of FRANCES, FRANÇOISE or STÉPHANIE. In the English-speaking world this has been a vulgar slang word since the late 19th century, and the name has subsequently dropped out of common use.
Related Names
VariantsCissy, Fannie, Fran, Frankie, Frannie, Franny, Sissie, Sissy(English) France, Francette, Francine(French) Paca, Paquita(Spanish)
Other Languages & CulturesFrantziska(Basque) Frañseza(Breton) Stefaniya(Bulgarian) Francesca(Catalan) Franka, Štefanija(Croatian) Františka, Štěpánka(Czech) Stefanie(Danish) Stefana, Stefanie(Dutch) Fanni(Finnish) Franziska, Stefanie, Stephanie, Fränze, Franzi, Steffi, Steffie, Ziska(German) Stefania(Greek) Kekepania(Hawaiian) Franciska, Stefánia, Fanni(Hungarian) Franca, Francesca, Stefania(Italian) Francisca(Late Roman) Stefanija(Macedonian) Franciszka, Stefania, Stefcia(Polish) Estefânia, Francisca, Chica(Portuguese) Ștefania(Romanian) Stefaniya(Russian) Frantzisca(Sardinian) Frangag(Scottish) Františka, Štefánia(Slovak) Frančiška, Štefanija, Francka, Štefka(Slovene) Stefaniya(Ukrainian)
Popularity
People think this name is
classic youthful informal natural wholesome strange simple comedic
Name Days
Sweden: February 9
Categories
authors, Charles Dickens characters, composers, currently out of the US top 1000, D H Lawrence characters, diminutives, Gone with the Wind characters, Jane Austen characters, literature, Louisa May Alcott characters, painters, song titles, The Sopranos characters, Thomas Hardy characters, unisex, y vowels
