Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈfrɑns/(Dutch, Finnish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Dutch, Scandinavian and Finnish form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Related Names

RootFrancia (place name)
VariantFranciscus(Dutch)
DiminutiveRansu(Finnish)
Feminine FormFrancisca(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesFrantzisko, Patxi(Basque) Frañsez(Breton) Francesc, Cesc(Catalan) Francescu(Corsican) Frane, Franjo, Frano, Fran, Franko(Croatian) František(Czech) Francis, Fran, Frank, Frankie, Franny(English) Francis, François, Francisque(French) Franz(German) Ferenc, Feri, Ferkó(Hungarian) Proinsias(Irish) Francesco, Franco(Italian) Franciscus(Late Roman) Frens, Frenske(Limburgish) Pranciškus, Pranas(Lithuanian) Franciszek(Polish) Francisco, Chico(Portuguese) Francisc(Romanian) Frantziscu(Sardinian) Frang(Scottish Gaelic) Franjo(Serbian) František(Slovak) Franc, France, Frančišek, Fran, Franci(Slovene) Francisco, Curro, Fran, Kiko, Paco, Pancho, Paquito(Spanish) Ffransis(Welsh)
Surname DescendantFransson(Swedish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   wholesome   strong   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Finland: October 4
Norway: October 4
Sweden: October 4

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Entry updated December 3, 2014