Name: Francis
Gender: Male
Usage: Francis, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Francis are in general originating from France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Francis across the world, see Franciscus, Françis.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Francis is: Free.
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Numerology of the first name Francis: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 7. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: spiritual, intelligent, analytical, reserved, knowledgeable, mysterious, intuitive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Philosophical, Spiritual
Ruling planet: Neptune
Colors: Green
Gemstones: Moonstone
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The name Francis is ranked on the 281st position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 2177300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.03% of the population. The name Francis has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Francis for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Francis is 4 October.
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History and Origin
Francis is a French and English given name of Latin origin.
Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. The female version of the name in English is Frances, and (less commonly) Francine. (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 and Fanny for Frances. In Spanish, the form Fran is mostly used for boys and men, while Franci is more common for girls and women.
English (and Old French) form of Italian Francesco, introduced into England in the early 16th century, when there was a surge of admiration for, and imitation of, Italian Renaissance culture.
Short forms: Frank, Fran, France.
Feminine form: Frances.
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