Francois name meaning

✍  Updated on: March 17th, 2023
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Italian and Latin
Usage: French
Pronunciation: f-ran-cois
Meaning: Frenchwoman, French Man, Little Frenchwoman, Free Condition, The Element Francesco Which Means Frenchman and From France
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What does Francois mean?

Originated from Italian, Far-out Francois is used particulary in French is given to both sexes. Francois is form of commonly accepted, virtuous and immutable Francis. Francis is derivation of François. Francis is English cognate of Franciscus.

Francis means A Man Form France, French Man and A Free Man is of Italian and Latin origin.

How do I pronounce Francois?

You can pronounce the three syllabled name Francois as f-ran-cois. There are multiple ways to say the baby name, i.e., fr(a)-ncois.

Variants of Francois

Francky, Francis, Franciscus, Cesco, Francesco, Frana, Jancis, Franciskus, Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, Jean, Johannes, Jan

Names that rhyme with Francois

How popular is the name Francois?

Francois is a familiar baby name in France, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 700 names. In 2010, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 627 on boy names chart when 84 babies were named Francois.

Over 318 babies in France have been named Francois. The moniker is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1912 and was able to reach the top 2000 names.

In 1967, it ranked 1476th when 43 boys were named Francois. Over 1713 babies in United States have been named Francois.

Francois is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it has been in use since 1996 and peaked in 1998 when it ranked 1821st.

However things change on global perspective, Francois is extremely popular in DR Congo where every 1 in 200 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Cameroon, Canada, Rwanda, South Africa, Haiti, Madagascar, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Congo, Chad, Ethiopia, Benin, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Belgium and Senegal.

According to our findings, at least 1090000 people have been bestowed Francois around the globe.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2018548416
2017574315
2016574315
2015469220
2014546616
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Francois in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands242046515132
Finland0270150
Sweden12926852
Norway247152
Denmark69050

Here's what numbers has to say about Francois

Perhaps it's because you are so kind it makes selfish and evil people sick. You have a restless spirit and booming energy. If a person doesn't love you as you imagined, you suppose they don't love you at all. Allow your creativity to take over your mind and just be who you truly are. You never take love relationships seriously in order to avoid disappointment. You find a way to disappoint yourself even if there's no reason for disappointment.

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Sibling Names for Francois

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Famous people named Francois

  • Francois Victor Massena, 2nd Duke of Rivoli, amateur ornithologist
  • Francois Xavier Martin, Franco-American lawyer and author
  • Francois Simars de Bellisle, Frenchman
  • Francois de Massot, political activist, writer, and journalist
  • Francois Payette, North American fur trader
  • Francois Pienaar, retired South African rugby union player
  • Francois Botha, South African former professional boxer and kickboxer
  • Francois Safieddine, nightclub owner in Denver, Colorado
  • In 1976, Francois de Bruyn played the role of Mr. Brink in drama, romance film 'n Sondag in September.
  • Francois Coetzee, from 2007 drama film Finale, who portrayed Albert.

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