Francis (given name)
Francis is an English given name of Latin origin.
St. Francis receives the stigmata by Jan Claudius de Cock | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfrɑːnsɪs, ˈfræn-/ |
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| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | French, Haitian Creole, Latin |
| Name day | October 4 |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Meaning | Free man |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Franciscus, Francisco, Francesco, François, Franz, Franciszek, Francesc, Ferenc, Franco, Frans, Frank, Franklin, Frankie, Franky, Fritz |
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. (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.
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