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Francis en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɾansɪs/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈfɹaːnsɪs/ (Wales)
  • /ˈfɹansɪs/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
  • /ˈfɹænsɪs/ (Canada, US) without æ-raising
  • [ˈfɹʷɑːnsɪs] (British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfɹæːnsɪs/ Australia, æ-raising
  • [ˈfɹʷænsɪs] (Canada, US) without æ-raising
  • /ˈfɹɑːnsɪs/ (British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard)
  • [ˈfɹʷɛːnsɪs] ~ [ˈfɹʷeːnsɪs] Australia, æ-raising
  • [ˈfɹʷɐːnsɪs] (Australia, New-Zealand, South)
  • [ˈfɾänsɪs] (Scotland)
  • /ˈfɹansɪs/ (Wales)
  • [ˈfɹʷeə̯nsɪs] ~ [ˈfɹʷɛə̯nsɪs] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈfɹænsɪs/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈfɹʷæːnsɪs] (Australia) without æ-raising
  • /ˈfɹɐːnsɪs/ (Australia, New-Zealand, South)
  • [ˈfɹʷansɪs] ~ [ˈfɹʷänsɪs] (Midlands, Northern-England)
  • /ˈfɹæːnsɪs/ (Australia) without æ-raising

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”)). Doublet of Francisco and Franz.

Meanings

  1. A male given name from Latin.
    • Francis is one of the pleasantest names in use. It has a fine open air with it, - a sound correspondent to its sense. 1820 February 9, Leigh Hunt, “Names”, in The Indicator, number XVIII:
    • Francis riled conservative cardinals with his compassion for migrants and refugees, openness towards LGBTQ+ Catholics and demands for action on the climate crisis. 2025 May 8, Angela Giuffrida and Harriet Sherwood, “White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney signals election of new pope”, in The Guardian:
    • Under former President Donald Trump, USCIS was led by a string of acting officials after L. Francis Cissna left in 2019 – most notably immigration hardliner Ken Cuccinelli who gained attention for his push for Trump policies and frequent press engagements. 2021 July 30, Priscilla Alvarez, “Senate confirms Biden’s pick to serve as US Citizenship and Immigration Services director”, in CNN:
    • Francis had never been 'Frank' or 'Fran', he had always been called by his full name. It had lent him a certain dignity that he had possibly never earned. 2006, Kate Atkinson, One Good Turn, Black Swan, published 2007, →ISBN, page 454:
  2. (rare) A female given name from Latin, alternative spelling of Frances.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. A placename ▸ A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127) in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A placename ▸ A town in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.
  6. A placename ▸ A ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska, United States.
  7. A placename ▸ A township in Holt County, Nebraska.
  8. A placename ▸ A town in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
  9. A placename ▸ A town in Summit County, Utah, United States.

Deriveds

Lake St. Francis · Lake Saint Francis · St. Francis · Sir Francis Drake Channel · St. Francisville

Relateds

Frauncis · Frank · Frances · France

Translations (67)

eu Frantzisko (male given name) · hu Ferenc (male given name) · hy Ֆրանցիսկոս (male given name) · el Φραγκίσκος (male given name) · fo Frank (male given name) · br Frañsez (male given name) · eu Patxi (male given name) · pl Franciszek (male given name) · lt Pranciškus (male given name) · sh Фрањо (male given name) · lv Francis (male given name) · es Paco (male given name) · sh Franjo (male given name) · pt Francisco (male given name) · kok Frask (male given name) · la Franciscus (male given name) · ar فَرَنْسِيس (male given name) · nb Frans (male given name) · da Frans (male given name) · nl Francis (male given name) · nl Franciscus (male given name) · gl Francisco (male given name) · de Franziskus (male given name) · mr फ्रांसिस (male given name) · ja フランシス (male given name) · mr फ्रँसिस (male given name) · sq Françesk (male given name) · ro Francisc (male given name) · bg Франци́ск (male given name) · uk Франци́ск (male given name) · sq Ngjiku (male given name) · be Франці́шак (male given name) · oc Francés (male given name) · cmn 弗朗西斯 (male given name) · mi Paranihi (male given name) · ga Proinsias (male given name) · eo Francisko (male given name) · mt Franġisk (male given name) · fo Frans (male given name) · fi Franciscus (male given name) · nl Frans (male given name) · ru Франци́ск (male given name) · ja フランソワ (male given name) · tl Fransisco (male given name) · cy Ffransis (male given name) · sk František (male given name) · de Franz (male given name) · sl Frančišek (male given name) · cs František (male given name) · kok Forso (male given name) · ca Francesc (male given name) · it Francesco (male given name) · mt Frans (male given name) · id Fransiskus (male given name) · fy Fransiskus (male given name) · haw Palakiko (male given name) · vi Phanxicô (male given name) · gv Frank (male given name) · es Francisco (male given name) · fr François (male given name) · sv Frans (male given name) · fr Francis (male given name) · frp Francês (male given name) · nap Francisco (male given name) · eu Frantzizko (male given name) · is Frans (male given name) · fi Frans (male given name)