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| Pronunciation | /ˈfrɑːnsɪs, ˈfræn-/[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | French, Haitian Creole, Latin |
| Name day | October 4 |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Meaning | Freeman[3] |
| Region of origin | Medieval Italy |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Franciscus, Francisco, “Francesco, François, Franz, Franciszek, Francesc, Ferenc, Franco, Frans, Frank, Franklin, Frankie, Franky, Fritz |
Francis is an English, French, German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name of Latin origin.
Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. A feminine version of the name in English is Frances, or (less commonly) Francine.[4] (For most speakers, Francis and Frances are homophones or near homophones; a popular mnemonic for the spelling is "i for him and e for her".) The name Frank is a common diminutive for Francis, as is Frannie for Frances. Less common are the diminutives Fritz for Francis, and Franny and Fran for either Francis or Frances.
- ^ "Francis". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ "Francis". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17.
- ^ Navarro, Yvonne (2007). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning, 2d ed. McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. pp. 110–112. ISBN 9780786429349.
- ^ "Baby Name Statistics". Baby Names – England and Wales, ONS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2018.