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Francis (given name)
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Francis is an English given name of Latin origin.
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Pronunciation | /ˈfrɑːnsɪs, ˈfræn-/[1][2] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | French, Haitian Creole, Latin |
Name day | October 4 |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Latin |
Meaning | Freeman[3] |
Other names | |
Related names | Franciscus, Francisco, “Francesco, François, Franz, Franciszek, Francesc, Ferenc, Franco, Frans, Frank, Franklin, Frankie, Franky, Fritz |
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Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. A feminine version of the name in English is Frances, or (less commonly) Francine.[4] (For most speakers, Francis and Frances are homophones or near homophones; a popular mnemonic for the spelling is "i for him and e for her".) The name Frank is a common diminutive for Francis, as is Frannie for Frances. Less common are the diminutives Fritz for Francis, and Franny and Fran for either Francis or Frances.