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Francis

  • /ˈfɹɑːnsɪs/ British, UK, Southern
  • [ˈfɹʷɑːnsɪs] British, UK, Southern
  • /ˈfɹɐːnsɪs/ Australia, New Zealand, South
  • [ˈfɹʷɐːnsɪs] Australia, New Zealand, South
  • /ˈfɹæːnsɪs/ Australia
  • [ˈfɹʷæːnsɪs] Australia
  • /ˈfɹæːnsɪs/
  • [ˈfɹʷɛːnsɪs] ~ [ˈfɹʷeːnsɪs]
  • /ˈfɹænsɪs/ Canada, US
  • [ˈfɹʷænsɪs] Canada, US
  • [ˈfɹʷeə̯nsɪs] ~ [ˈfɹʷɛə̯nsɪs] Canada, US
  • /ˈfɹansɪs/ Midlands, Northern England
  • [ˈfɹʷansɪs] ~ [ˈfɹʷänsɪs] Midlands, Northern England
  • /ˈfɾansɪs/ Scotland
  • [ˈfɾänsɪs] Scotland
  • /ˈfɹansɪs/ Wales
  • /ˈfɹaːnsɪs/ Wales

Rhymes with -ænsɪs, -ɑːnsɪs

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franciscus (“Frankish (man); a Frank”), from Francia (“Frankland”)). Doublet of Francisco and Franz.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Latin. Francis is one of the pleasantest names in use. It has a fine open air with it, - a sound correspondent to its sense.
  2. rare A female given name from Latin, alternative spelling of Frances.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127) in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A town in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.
  6. A ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska, United States.
  7. A township in Holt County, Nebraska.
  8. A town in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
  9. A town in Summit County, Utah, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: antonio, françois, franz, mccartney, franny, frances, frans, francois, cranny, param, francisco, francesco, frankie, frank, franco, ferenc

Translations

Every language

name male given name

EspañolFrancisco, Paco
日本語フランシス Furanshisu, フランソワ Furansowa
中文弗朗西斯 Fúlǎngxīsī
PortuguêsFrancisco
FrançaisFrançois, Francis
DeutschFranz, Franziskus
ItalianoFrancesco
ΕλληνικάΦραγκίσκος Fragkískos
RomânăFrancisc
РусскийФранци́ск Francísk
العربيةفَرَنْسِيس faransīs

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@misc{francis_2026,
  title = {Francis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/francis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}