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Francis

A male given name from Latin.

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Francis at a glance

Origin
Latin
Root meaning
“French(man)”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈfɹɑːnsɪs/, [ˈfɹʷɑːnsɪs]

Etymology

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

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

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What does the name Francis mean?

A male given name from Latin. Its root means "French(man)".

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).