Updated January 22, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old French : Free; an androgynous name, though Frances is generally used for girls and Francis for boys

Boy name variations

Franco

Franco

+ 8% this year
Masculine
Rare
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France

France

0 % this year
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Franciskus

Franciskus

0 % this year
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Francys

Francys

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Frannie

Frannie

- 20% this year
Masculine
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Franny

Franny

0 % this year
Neutral
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Franscis

Franscis

0 % this year
Masculine
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Fransis

Fransis

0 % this year
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Franus

Franus

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Frencis

Frencis

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How Popular Is The Name Francis

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from the personal name Francis (Old French form Franceis, Latin Franciscus, Italian Francisco). This was originally an ethnic name meaning ‘Frank’ and hence ‘Frenchman’. The personal name owed much of its popularity during the Middle Ages to the fame of St. Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), whose baptismal name was actually Giovanni but who was nicknamed Francisco because his father was absent in France at the time of his birth. As an American family name this has absorbed cognates from several other European languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
  • Jewish (American) : an Americanization of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames, or an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.