Francis (given name)
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| Pronunciation | /ˈfrɑːnsᵻs, ˈfræn-/[1][2] |
| Gender | Male (primarily) |
| Name day | October 4 |
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| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | French |
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| Related names | Franciscus, Francisco, Frank, François, Francesco |
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Francis is a French and English given name of Latin origin.
Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. The female version of the name in English is Frances, and (less commonly)[citation needed] 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 and Fanny for Frances. In Spanish, Francisco is usually used under the forms Paco, Paquito, Curro, Fran or Pancho (in Latin America). The feminine Francisca is mostly used as Paqui or Paquita.
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Derivation
Francesco ("the Frenchman")[3] was the name given to Saint Francis of Assisi (baptized Giovanni) by his francophile father, celebrating his trade with French merchants. Due to the renown of the saint, this Italian name became widespread in Western Europe during the Middle Ages in different versions (Francisco, François, etc.). However, it was not regularly used in Britain until the 16th century as Francis.[4]
The name of France itself comes from the Germanic people known as the Franks; the origin of their name is unclear but is thought to mean "free".
The characteristic national weapon of the Franks was the francisca, a throwing axe.
Related names in other languages
Related names are common in other Western European languages, in countries that are (or were before the Reformation) Catholic. Other non-European languages have also adopted variants of the name. These names include:
- Arabic: فرانشيسكو (Farānsheskū), فرنسيس (Faransĩs), فرانسيس (Farānsĩs)
- Aragonese: Francho
- Armenian: Ֆրանծիսկոս (Franciskos)
- Asturian: Xicu
- Albanian: Françesku
- Alemannic German: Franz
- Basque: Frantzisko, Frantziska, Patxi
- Bulgarian: Франциск (Frantsisk)
- Belarusian: Francišak, Францішак (Frantsishak)
- Breton: Franseza, Frañsez, Fañch, Fañchig, Soaig, Saig
- Catalan: Francesc, Cesc, Cesco, Xesc, Xisco, Fran (male version); Francesca, Cisca, Xisca, Xesca, Fani, Francina (female version)
- Chinese: 弗朗西斯 (Fúlǎngxīsī), 方濟各 (Fāngjìgè), 法蘭西斯 (Fǎlánxīsī)
- Corsican: Francescu
- Croatian: Franjo, Frano, Frane, Fran (male version); Franciska, Franka, Franca, Franjica (female version)
- Czech: František, Františka (female version)
- Dutch: Frans, Frank, Franciscus, Franciescus, Francieskus, Francis, Francies, Cies (Franciska, Francisca or Francien is used to signify the female version in the Netherlands)
- English: Francis, Frank, Frances (female version)
- Esperanto: Francisko
- Estonian: Franciscus
- Finnish: Frans, Fransiscus
- French: François, Francis, Francisque (rare) (male version); Françoise, France, Francine (female version)
- Galician: Francisco
- German: Franziskus, Franz, Franziska (female version)
- Greek: Fragiskos, Fragkiskos, Frangiskos, Frangkiskos, Frankiskos, (Φραγκίσκος), Frantzeskos (Φραντζέσκος), Frankiski (Φραγκίσκη), Frantzeska (Φραντζέσκα) (female version)
- Gujarati: ફ્રાન્સિસ (Phrānsisa)
- Hawaiian: Palakiko
- Hindi: फ्रांसिस (Phrānsisa)
- Hungarian: Ferenc, Feri, Franciska (female version)
- Icelandic: Frans
- Indonesian: Fransiskus, Fransiska (female version)
- Irish: Proinsias, Proinnsias [Francie], (all variants are valid for both males & females, rare for a female to adopt this name in Irish)
- Italian: Francesco, Franco, Fran, Cino, Cisco, Cecco (male version); Franca, Francesca, Ciccia, Cina, Cesca, Cecca (female version)
- Japanese: フランシス (Furanshisu)(for translation of English name), フランシスコ (Furanshisuko)(for translation of Christian name)
- Kannada: ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿಸ್ (Phrānsis)
- Konkani: Frask, Forso
- Korean: 프란치스코
- Latin: Franciscus
- Latvian: Francisks
- Lithuanian: Francas, Pranciškus (historical)
- Lombard: Francesch
- Luo (Ke/Tz): Fransisko, Pransis
- Macedonian: Френсис (Frensis)
- Malayalam: പൊറിഞ്ചു (Porinchu/Porinju), പ്രാഞ്ചി Pranchi, Prenju, Frenju (popular amongst the Syro Malabar Catholics of Kerala. Porinchu being more common in the North around the Thrissur ArchDiocese, while Prenju and Frenju are more common in the South in the Kuttanad region of the Changanacherry ArchDiocese)
- Maltese: Franġisk, Frans
- Manx: Frank
- Neapolitan: Franciscu
- Norman: Françouais
- Norwegian: Frans, Franciskus
- Occitan: Francés
- Persian: فرانسیس
- Piedmontese: Fransesch
- Polish: Franciszek
- Portuguese: Francisco, Francisquinho, Chico, Chiquinho, Quico, Fran, Paco (diminutives) Francisca (female version), Francisquinha, Chica, Chiquinha, Quica (diminutives)
- Romanian: Francisc, Frâncu
- Russian: Франческо (Franchesko) for Italians, Франциск (Frantsisk) for popes, Франц (Frants) for Germans.
- Samogitian: Prancėškos
- Sardinian: Frantziscu, Franciscu
- Scottish Gaelic: Frangag, Frances, Francis
- Serbian: Френсис, Franja, Franc, Francisko (rare in native usage)
- Sicilian: Franciscu, Ciscu
- Slovak: František
- Slovene: Frančišek, Franček, France, Franci, Franc, Fran, Franko
- Spanish: Francisco, Paco, Paquito, Curro, Fran, Quico, Pancho, Cisco, Chisco, Francisca (female version), Paca (female version), Paqui or Paquita (female version)
- Swahili: Fransisko
- Swedish: Franciskus, Frans
- Tamil: பிரான்சிஸ் (Pirāṉcis)
- Telugu: ఫ్రాన్సిస్ (Phrānsis)
- Thai: ฟรานซิส (F rān sis̄)
- Turkish: Fransız, Fransuva
- Venetian: Francesco
- Vietnamese: Phanxicô
- Welsh: Fransis
- West Frisian: Fransiskus
- Yiddish: פראַנסיס (Prʼansys)
- Ukrainian: Франциск (Frantsisk)
List of people with the given name Francis
- Francis Bacon (1561–1626), English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method
- Francis Bacon (1909-1992), Artist
- Francis Baines (1648–1710), English Jesuit
- Francis C. Heitmeier (born 1950), American politician
- Francis Ford Coppola, (born 1939), American film-director, producer, and screenwriter
- Frankie Valli, born Francis Castelluccio, lead singer of The Four Seasons
- Francis E. Donoghue (1872–1952), member of Illinois State House of Representatives
- Francis Drake, English sea captain
- Francis Dugas (1919-2008), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Francis Scott Fitzgerald, (1896-1940), American novelist and short story writer
- Francis B. Foley (1887-1973), American metallurgist
- Francis Fontaine (author) (1845-1901), American poet and novelist
- Francis Fukuyama, (born 1952), American political scientist
- Frankie Howerd (1917-1992), British comedian and actor (born Francis Howard)
- Francis Irving, British computer programmer and activist for freedom of information
- Francis Scott Key, (1779-1843), writer of the American national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner"
- Francis J. McCaffrey, (1917-1989), American lawyer and politician from The Bronx, New York.
- Francis J. McCaffrey, Jr., (1902-1972), American lawyer and politician from Brooklyn, New York.
- Francis Maude, politician
- Francis Molo (born 1994), New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
- Francis Valentino American Musician
- Francis Webb (disambiguation), multiple people
- Franjo Tuđman, president of Croatia
Aristocracy
France
- Francis I of France, King of France (1494–1547)
- Francis II of France, King of France (1544–1560)
- Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450)
- Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1433–1488)
- Francis III, Duke of Brittany (1518–1536)
- Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517–1545)
- Francis II, Duke of Lorraine (1572–1632)
- Francis III, Duke of Lorraine, also Holy Roman Emperor Francis I (1708–1765) (see below)
German-speaking countries
- Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708–1765), also Francis III, Duke of Lorraine
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, also Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768–1835)
- Franz, Duke of Bavaria (born 1933), called "Francis II" by Jacobite supporters
Iberian monarchies
- Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja (1691–1742), 7th Duke of Beja, 2nd son of King Peter II of Portugal
- Prince Francis Joseph of Braganza (1878–1919), Infante of Portugal, 2nd son of Miguel II, legitimist claimant to the throne of Portugal
- Francis of Spain (1822–1902), Duke of Cádiz, King Consort of Queen Isabella II
Italy
- Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777–1830)
- Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836–1894)
- Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541–1587)
- Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena (1629–1658)
- Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena (1662–1694)
- Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (1737–1780)
- Francis IV, Duke of Modena (1779–1846)
- Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819–1875)
Hungary
- Francis I Rákóczi, Prince of Transylvania (1645–1676)
- Francis II Rákóczi, Duke of Hungary and Prince Transylvania (1676–1735)
- Francis of Denmark (1497-1511), Prince of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Religious figures
- Pope Francis (born 1936), the current Pope
- St. Francis of Assisi (1181/1182–1226), Italian Catholic friar and saint
- Francis de Sales (1567–1622), French Catholic bishop and saint
- Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Spanish Catholic friar and saint
- Francis Cardinal George, OMI (1937–2015), Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago (1997-2014)
Fictional characters
- Francis (Malcolm in the Middle), from American TV comedy Malcolm in the Middle played by Christopher Masterson
- Francis, a minor character from South Park
- Francis the Talking Mule, featured in seven movies in the 1950s, voiced by Chill Wills
- Francis Griffin, from the animated TV comedy Family Guy, voiced by Charles Durning
- Francis Ray Ottoman, from the webcomic PvP
- Francis, in the game Left 4 Dead
- Francis, from Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
- Francis, the lead character of Felidae (novel)
- Francis, a character from Disney and Pixar's film A Bug's Life
- Major Monogram, of Phineas and Ferb
- Francis Abernathy, from the novel The Secret History
- Frank Mackey, from the novel Faithful Place
- Francis Underwood from the Netflix original series House of Cards'
- Francis Urquhart, lead character of the British political thriller House of Cards (UK TV series)
- Francis Freeman, villian from the motion picture Deadpool (film)
- Francis Bonnefoy, the given name of France in Hetalia: Axis Powers
See also
References
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