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Francis

Syllables: Fran·cis/ˈfɹɑːnsɪs/

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Australia/ˈfɹɐːnsɪs/

Francis proper noun: a male given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Francis

  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.1820 February 9, Leigh Hunt, “Names”, in The Indicator, number XVIII
    • Francis had never been 'Frank' or 'Fran', he had always been called by his full name. It had lent him a certain dignity that he had possibly never earned.2006, Kate Atkinson, One Good Turn, Black Swan, published 2007, →ISBN, page 454
  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.

Francis meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Tagalog and Arabic

Francis in Tamil

பிரெஞ்சு நாட்டவர்கள், பிரான்ஸ் தொடர்பான

Francis in Marathi

male given name
फ्रँसिस phrĕusis, फ्रांसिस phrāusis

Francis in Tagalog

male given name
Fransisco

Francis in Arabic

male given name
فَرَنْسِيس faransīs
More languagesFewer languages
Francis in Indonesian
Fransiskus
Francis in Vietnamese
Phanxicô

Examples of Francis in a sentence

  • Francis Cissna left in 2019 – most notably immigration hardliner Ken Cuccinelli who gained attention for his push for Trump policies and frequent press engagements.2021 July 30, Priscilla Alvarez, “Senate confirms Biden’s pick to serve as US Citizenship and Immigration Services director”, in CNN:
  • Francis riled conservative cardinals with his compassion for migrants and refugees, openness towards LGBTQ+ Catholics and demands for action on the climate crisis.2025 May 8, Angela Giuffrida and Harriet Sherwood, “White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney signals election of new pope”, in The Guardian:

Origin of Francis

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

Words formed from Francis

Phrases with Francis

Questions about Francis

What does Francis mean?
Francis means a male given name from Latin.
What is Francis in Tamil?
Francis in Tamil is பிரெஞ்சு நாட்டவர்கள், பிரான்ஸ் தொடர்பான. See Francis meaning in Tamil.
How do you use Francis in a sentence?
Francis Cissna left in 2019 – most notably immigration hardliner Ken Cuccinelli who gained attention for his push for Trump policies and frequent press engagements.
What part of speech is Francis?
Francis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Francis?
Francis is pronounced /ˈfɹɑːnsɪs/ (UK).

Words near Francis in the dictionary

  1. Francians
  2. Francic
  3. Francie
  4. Francien
  5. Francine
  6. Francis
  7. Francis Joseph's Land
  8. Francis turbine
  9. Francis turbines
  10. francisation
  11. francisca

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Francis (page history and authors); francis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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