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Frances

A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Francis.

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Frances at a glance

Origin
Latin
Root meaning
“Frankish”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈfɹænsɪz/, /ˈfɹɑːnsɪz/

Etymology

From Old French Franceise, feminine form of Franceis, from Late Latin Franciscus (“Frankish”). Doublet of Francesca and Francisca.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Frances mean?

A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Francis. Its root means "Frankish".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).