English Explanatory Dictionary

Francis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹænsɪs/ /ˈfɹɑːnsɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Francis.wav

Word forms

Francis

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”)). Doublet of Francisco and Franz.

Related words

France Frances Frank Frauncis

Derived words

Lake Saint Francis Lake St. Francis Sir Francis Drake Channel St. Francis St. Francisville

Translations

Albanian: Françesk Albanian: Ngjiku Arabic: فَرَنْسِيس Armenian: Ֆրանցիսկոս Basque: Frantzizko Basque: Patxi Basque: Frantzisko Belarusian: Франці́шак Breton: Frañsez Bulgarian: Франци́ск Catalan: Francesc Chinese Mandarin: 弗朗西斯 Czech: František Danish: Frans Dutch: Frans Dutch: Francis Dutch: Franciscus Esperanto: Francisko Faroese: Frans Faroese: Frank Finnish: Frans Finnish: Franciscus Franco-Provençal: Francês French: François French: Francis West-Frisian: Fransiskus Galician: Francisco German: Franz German: Franziskus Greek: Φραγκίσκος Hawaiian: Palakiko Hungarian: Ferenc Icelandic: Frans Indonesian: Fransiskus Irish: Proinsias Italian: Francesco Japanese: フランシス Japanese: フランソワ Konkani: Frask Konkani: Forso Latin: Franciscus Latvian: Francis Lithuanian: Pranciškus Maltese: Franġisk Maltese: Frans Manx: Frank Māori: Paranihi Marathi: फ्रँसिस Marathi: फ्रांसिस Neapolitan: Francisco Norwegian Bokmål: Frans Occitan: Francés Polish: Franciszek
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