Gender Masculine
Usage French
Pronounced Pron. /fʁɑ̃.swa/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

French form of Franciscus (see Francis). François Villon (1431-1463) was a French lyric poet. This was also the name of two kings of France.

Related Names

RootFrancia (place name)
Feminine FormsFrance, Françoise
Other Languages & CulturesFrantzisko, Patxi(Basque) Frañsez(Breton) Francesc, Cesc(Catalan) Francescu(Corsican) Frane, Franjo, Frano, Fran, Franko(Croatian) František(Czech) Frans(Danish) Frans, Franciscus(Dutch) Francis, Fran, Frank, Frankie, Franny(English) Frans, Ransu(Finnish) Franz(German) Ferenc, Feri, Ferkó(Hungarian) Proinsias(Irish) Francesco, Franco(Italian) Franciscus(Late Roman) Frens, Frenske(Limburgish) Pranciškus, Pranas(Lithuanian) Frans(Norwegian) Franciszek(Polish) Francisco, Chico(Portuguese) Francisc(Romanian) Frantziscu(Sardinian) Frang(Scottish Gaelic) Franjo(Serbian) František(Slovak) Franc, France, Frančišek, Fran, Franci(Slovene) Francisco, Curro, Fran, Kiko, Paco, Pancho, Paquito(Spanish) Frans(Swedish) Ffransis(Welsh)
Surname DescendantFrançois(French)
User SubmissionFrancois

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   serious  

Name Days

France: January 24
France: October 4

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Entry updated April 23, 2024