Francis

From Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”), originally a nickname of Saint Francis of Assisi. Doublet of Francisco and Franz.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹænsɪs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɑːnsɪs/

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Francis

1. A male given name from Latin.
   • 1820 February 9, Leigh Hunt, “Names”, in The Indicator, number XVIII:

     Francis is one of the pleasantest names in use. It has a fine open air with it, - a sound correspondent to its sense.

   • 2006, Kate Atkinson, One Good Turn, Black Swan, published 2007, →ISBN, page 454:

     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.

   • 2021 July 30, Priscilla Alvarez, “Senate confirms Biden’s pick to serve as US Citizenship and Immigration Services director”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2025 May 8, Angela Giuffrida and Harriet Sherwood, “White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney signals election of new pope”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Francis riled conservative cardinals with his compassion for migrants and refugees, openness towards LGBTQ+ Catholics and demands for action on the climate crisis.

2. (rare) A female given name from Latin, alternative spelling of Frances.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
4. A placename
   1. A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127) in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
   2. A town in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.
   3. A ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska, United States.
   4. A township in Holt County, Nebraska.
   5. A town in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
   6. A town in Summit County, Utah, United States.

• Friscan

From English Francis, from Latin Franciscus, originally a nickname of St. Francis of Assisi.

Francis

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]

From Latin Franciscus, originally a nickname of St. Francis of Assisi.

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Francis m

1. a male given name

• Frans

Borrowed from English Francis.

• IPA^(key): /fʁɑ̃.sis/

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Francis m

1. a male given name, variant of François

• François

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1522. From Latin Franciscus. Corresponding to English Francis.

Francis m

1. a male given name

• Franciska

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [3] Population Register of Latvia: Francis was the only given name of 536 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.