Francis
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See also: francis
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”), originally a nickname of Saint Francis of Assisi. Doublet of Francisco and Franz.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹænsɪs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɑːnsɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Francis
- 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.
- (rare) A female given name from Latin, Alternative spelling of Frances.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A placename
- A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127) in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A town in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.
- A ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska, United States.
- A township in Holt County, Nebraska.
- A town in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
- A town in Summit County, Utah, United States.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]male given name
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Anagrams
[edit]Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English Francis, from Latin Franciscus, originally a nickname of St. Francis of Assisi.
Proper noun
[edit]Francis
- a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Franciscus, originally a nickname of St. Francis of Assisi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Francis m
- a male given name
Related terms
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Francis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Francis m
- a male given name, variant of François
Related terms
[edit]Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1522. From Latin Franciscus. Corresponding to English Francis.
Proper noun
[edit]Francis m
- a male given name
Related terms
[edit]References
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- English uncountable nouns
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- English male given names from Latin
- English terms with quotations
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- English female given names
- English female given names from Latin
- English surnames
- English surnames from patronymics
- en:Rural municipalities of Saskatchewan
- en:Places in Saskatchewan
- en:Places in Canada
- en:Towns in Saskatchewan
- en:Towns in Canada
- en:Ghost towns in Nebraska, USA
- en:Places in Nebraska, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Townships
- en:Towns in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Towns in Utah, USA
- en:Places in Utah, USA
- English unisex given names
- Cebuano terms derived from English
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- Cebuano lemmas
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- Cebuano terms spelled with C
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- Cebuano given names
- Cebuano male given names
- Cebuano male given names from English
- Cebuano male given names from Latin
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- Latvian terms derived from Latin
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