Frans

See also: frans and Frañs

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Frans.

Proper noun

Frans (plural Franses)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Frans is the 37848^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Frans is most common among White (86.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Frans”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 599.

Anagrams

• snarf

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Frans (attributive Franse, not comparable)

1. French (of, from, or pertaining to France, the French people or the French language)

Proper noun

Frans

1. French (the language spoken by the French people)

Danish

Alternative forms

• Frands
• Frants

Etymology

From German Franz.

Proper noun

Frans

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɑns/

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• Hyphenation: Frans
• Rhymes: -ɑns

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch fransch, from fransoys, from Old French françois, from Medieval Latin franciscus, from Late Latin Francus.

Adjective

Frans (not comparable)

1. French

Declension

Declension of Frans
uninflected	Frans
inflected	Franse
comparative	Franser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		Frans	Franser	het Franst het Franste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	Franse	Fransere	Franste
	n. sing.	Frans	Franser	Franste
	plural	Franse	Fransere	Franste
definite		Franse	Fransere	Franste
partitive		Frans	Fransers	—

Alternative forms

• Fransch (obsolete)

Derived terms

• Franse
• Fransman
• Franstalig
• met de Franse slag
• verfransen

Related terms

• Française
• Frank
• Frankrijk
• fransoos

Descendants

• → Kwinti: frans
• → Sranan Tongo: Frans
  • → Caribbean Javanese: Peras

Proper noun

Frans n

1. French (language)

Alternative forms

• Fransch (obsolete)

Derived terms

• Canadees-Frans
• Frans met haar op
• Middelfrans
• Nieuwfrans
• Oudfrans
• Quebecs Frans
• Standaardfrans
• steenkolenfrans

Etymology 2

From French François and Latin Franciscus.

Proper noun

Frans m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Derived terms

• Timmerfrans

Related terms

• Frank

Descendants

• Javindo: Pang

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately, from Latin Franciscus.

Proper noun

Frans m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Frans: Fransson
• daughter of Frans: Fransdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Frans
accusative	Frans
dative	Fransi
genitive	Frans

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Frans < Franciscus (“French”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɑns/, [ˈfrɑ̝ns̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑns
• Syllabification^(key): Frans
• Hyphenation^(key): Frans

Proper noun

Frans

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Declension

Inflection of Frans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Frans	Fransit
genitive		Fransin	Fransien
partitive		Fransia	Franseja
illative		Fransiin	Franseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Frans	Fransit
accusative	nom.	Frans	Fransit
	gen.	Fransin
genitive		Fransin	Fransien
partitive		Fransia	Franseja
inessive		Fransissa	Franseissa
elative		Fransista	Franseista
illative		Fransiin	Franseihin
adessive		Fransilla	Franseilla
ablative		Fransilta	Franseilta
allative		Fransille	Franseille
essive		Fransina	Franseina
translative		Fransiksi	Franseiksi
abessive		Fransitta	Franseitta
instructive		—	Fransein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Frans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Fransini Fransini accusative nom. Fransini Fransini gen. Fransini genitive Fransini Fransieni partitive Fransiani Fransejani inessive Fransissani Franseissani elative Fransistani Franseistani illative Fransiini Franseihini adessive Fransillani Franseillani ablative Fransiltani Franseiltani allative Fransilleni Franseilleni essive Fransinani Franseinani translative Fransikseni Franseikseni abessive Fransittani Franseittani instructive — — comitative — Franseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Fransisi Fransisi accusative nom. Fransisi Fransisi gen. Fransisi genitive Fransisi Fransiesi partitive Fransiasi Fransejasi inessive Fransissasi Franseissasi elative Fransistasi Franseistasi illative Fransiisi Franseihisi adessive Fransillasi Franseillasi ablative Fransiltasi Franseiltasi allative Fransillesi Franseillesi essive Fransinasi Franseinasi translative Fransiksesi Franseiksesi abessive Fransittasi Franseittasi instructive — — comitative — Franseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Fransimme Fransimme accusative nom. Fransimme Fransimme gen. Fransimme genitive Fransimme Fransiemme partitive Fransiamme Fransejamme inessive Fransissamme Franseissamme elative Fransistamme Franseistamme illative Fransiimme Franseihimme adessive Fransillamme Franseillamme ablative Fransiltamme Franseiltamme allative Fransillemme Franseillemme essive Fransinamme Franseinamme translative Fransiksemme Franseiksemme abessive Fransittamme Franseittamme instructive — — comitative — Franseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Fransinne Fransinne accusative nom. Fransinne Fransinne gen. Fransinne genitive Fransinne Fransienne partitive Fransianne Fransejanne inessive Fransissanne Franseissanne elative Fransistanne Franseistanne illative Fransiinne Franseihinne adessive Fransillanne Franseillanne ablative Fransiltanne Franseiltanne allative Fransillenne Franseillenne essive Fransinanne Franseinanne translative Fransiksenne Franseiksenne abessive Fransittanne Franseittanne instructive — — comitative — Franseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Fransinsa Fransinsa accusative nom. Fransinsa Fransinsa gen. Fransinsa genitive Fransinsa Fransiensa partitive Fransiaan Fransiansa Fransejaan Fransejansa inessive Fransissaan Fransissansa Franseissaan Franseissansa elative Fransistaan Fransistansa Franseistaan Franseistansa illative Fransiinsa Franseihinsa adessive Fransillaan Fransillansa Franseillaan Franseillansa ablative Fransiltaan Fransiltansa Franseiltaan Franseiltansa allative Fransilleen Fransillensa Franseilleen Franseillensa essive Fransinaan Fransinansa Franseinaan Franseinansa translative Fransikseen Fransiksensa Franseikseen Franseiksensa abessive Fransittaan Fransittansa Franseittaan Franseittansa instructive — — comitative — Franseineen Franseinensa

Derived terms

• Franssila

Related terms

• (religion) Franciscus
• (nickname) Ransu
• (surnames) Franssila, Frantsi, Rantsi, Ranttila
• (place name) Rantsila

Statistics

• Frans is the 251^st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,007 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,380 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French France.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɣãs/

Proper noun

Frans

1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Related terms

• franse
• Franse

Icelandic

Proper noun

Frans m (proper noun, genitive singular Frans)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Declension

Declension of Frans (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Frans
accusative	Frans
dative	Frans
genitive	Frans

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch Frans.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈfrans/ [ˈfrans]
• Rhymes: -ans
• Syllabification: Frans

Proper noun

Frans

1. a male given name

Norwegian

Etymology

From German Franz.

Proper noun

Frans

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Swedish

Etymology

From German Franz.

Proper noun

Frans c (genitive Frans)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis