Francis: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Francis | Boys
Origin of the name Francis:
From Franceis, and Old French form of the Italian Francesco, which is from the Middle Latin Franciscus (a Frenchman). Franciscus is derived from Francus (a Frank, a freeman), which has its root in the Old French franc (free).
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To me, in the modern day, this name sounds overly "sissy" for a boy! You could imagine a boy teased with "Cissy!" on the playground! Better choices would be Francisco, Cisco, Frank, Franklin, etc.
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Fran, Frank, Frankie, Francie, Fram, Finn, Fint, Finty, Cisco
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Saint Francis of Assisi, patron of nature and animals
Saint Francis Xavier, Jesuit saint
Francis Albert Sinatra, singer
Francis Scott Key, author of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Francis Ford Coppola, movie director
Francis Bacon, British expressionist painter
Francis Bacon, 16th-17th century British philosopher
Sir Francis Drake, 16th century British explorer
F. (Francis) Scott Fitzgerald, writer- Francis in song, story & screen: | Edit
Francis, the oldest brother in the American TV show "Malcolm in the Middle"
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Current Popularity of Francis by State
Global Popularity of the Name Francis
- #127 in Canada (Quebec)
- #264 in Scotland
- #656 in United States
