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Frances is an English given name or last name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'the French.' [1] The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the Franks who were named for the francisca, the axe they used in battle. [2]
Fran is a Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Slovene and Albanian male name and a common short form of the English names Frances and Francis. The Spanish and Italian Fran is more common for men, while the English name is mostly used for women. The Croatian, Slovenian and Albanian Fran is used only for men. Fran is the name of:
Today the French Bulldog is commonly kept as a pet: in 2020, it was the second-most registered dog in the United Kingdom, [10] and the fourth-most in the United States. [11] They were rated the third-most popular dog in Australia in 2017. [12] In 2019, in the United Kingdom, the French Bulldog had a total of 33,661 registered dogs. [13]
Francis, a boy who is the son of Fatty Fudge from the Minnie the Minx comic strip in The Beano; Francis, a Golden Retriever in The Super Mario Bros. Movie; Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, leader of Guild in Bungo Stray Dogs; Francis "Frank" Murphy, from the adult animated comedy series F Is for Family; Francis Bonnefoy(France), from the 2009 ...
Frank / f r æ ŋ k / is a masculine given name.. While Frank has been a European name in its own right, the given name in the English-speaking United States arose in the 20th century as a short form of the traditional common English variant Francis (which itself is a shortening of Franciscus, i.e. "the Frenchman", in reference to Saint Francis of Assisi).
Frances (horse), a New Zealand racehorse; Frances, a 1982 film starring Jessica Lange as actress Frances Farmer; Hurricane Frances (disambiguation), various cyclones; Frances, the Allied code name for the Japanese Yokosuka P1Y bomber of the Second World War; Frances (musician) (born 1993), English singer and songwriter
Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name Franciscus meaning 'the Frenchman' [3] It is widely used in most Romance languages, including Italian, French and Catalan, [4] and place of origin is Italy. [5] It is derived from the same source as the female name Frances, [6] [5] and the male names Francesc, Francesco ...
Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France (r. 1515–1547), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" Francis II of France (1554–1560), King of France and King consort of Scots (r. 1558–1560), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots; François Fillon (born 1954), Prime Minister of France 2007–2012