Frances

Frances \fran-ces, fr-anc-es\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Frances is also used as a name boy name origin, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced FRAENSahS ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Frances: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Frances?

Frances is of Italian origin and it is used mainly in English. The meaning of Frances is 'Frenchwoman, free one'. Derived from the word francesco with the meaning 'frenchman'. Both Frances and Francis were originally used as unisex names; the distinction in spelling and the adoption of Frances by English speakers as the feminine equivalent of Francis started from the 17th century. Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917), the founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, was the first American citizen to be canonized as a saint. Frances is the feminine version of the English name Francis meaning. Frances is a widely used name; it has 85 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name comprise short names for Fan, Fanceen definition, Fanchette pronounciation, meaning of Fanchon, Fanchone name popularity, short names for Fancy, Fanechka pronounciation, name Fani meaning, Fanni pronounciation, Fannia name popularity, Fanya meaning of name, nicknames for Fereng, Ferika name, France meaning, Franceen pronounciation, meaning of Francena, Francene meaning of name, Franceska definition, Francess definition, Franchesca meaning and origin, Francheska name, baby name Franci (used in Hungarian as well), Francia name variations, Francie definition, name Francille, Francina name, name Francine meaning (used in French as well), meaning of Francique, Francis name, short names for Francys, Frankey name variations, Franky name popularity, name Franni, meaning of Fransabelle, nicknames for Fransisca, baby name Fransiska, Frantiska meaning and origin, Franzetta pronounciation, French pronounciation, Frenchea name, Frenchee name variations, Frenchey name, meaning of Frenchi, Frenchie meaning, what does the name Frenchy mean, and short names for Fronia. Other English variants comprise the shortening what does the name Fran mean (used in Latin as well), and the familiar forms Fania meaning, name Fannie, name Fanny (used in French as well), Franki name, Frankie name variations, baby name Frannie, and Franny pronounciation. Forms used in foreign languages comprise the Italian short names for Cella, the Portuguese and Spanish Chica definition, the Russian what does the name Fedora mean, the Hungarian Ferike name, the Greek name Fotina origin, the Polish baby name Fraka, the Czech and Italian Franca meaning of name, the Italian Francesca meaning of name, the French meaning of Franchette, the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Francisca name popularity, the Romanian Francise meaning, the Hungarian and Slavic meaning of Franciska, the Polish meaning of Franciszka, the Czech and Slavic Francka name, the French name Francoise meaning, the Hungarian name Francziska meaning, the French Françoise pronounciation, the Scottish Frangag name popularity, the Polish Frania meaning of name, the Breton name Franseza meaning, the Basque Frantziska meaning and origin, the German Franz meaning, the German Franze name, the Spanish Franzea definition, the German Franzi definition, the German Franziska name variations, the German Fränzi pronounciation, the Spanish name Paca meaning, the Spanish Pancha meaning, the Spanish Panchita meaning of name, and the Spanish name Paquita. See also the related form, the name name Marie Frances meaning. Frances is an all-time favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not as significantly as it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1918, 1.341% of baby girls were named Frances. It was #8 in rank then. The baby name has markedly dropped in popularity since then, and is of only modest use in recent times. In 2010, it ranked at #782 with a usage of 0.018%. Within the family of girl names directly related to Frances, meaning of Francesca was the most popular. It was 73% more frequently used than Frances in 2010. Frances has in the last century been primarily given to baby girls. In 1947, 159 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Frances.

The following famous people share the name Frances:

• Actress Judy Garland, born Frances Gumm 10 June 1922 - 22 June 1969, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
• Actress Frances McDormand, born 23 June 1957, Chicago, Illinois
• Singer Dale Evans, born Frances Octavia Smith 31 October 1912 - 7 February 2001, Uvalde, Texas
• US First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland, born Frances Clara Folsom 21 July 1864 - 29 October 1947, Buffalo, New York.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Frances:

the English what does the name Farnaz mean, the name Fereng meaning and origin, the name Firenze name variations, the Czech and Italian nicknames for Franca, the name name Francah meaning, the name name Franceska, the name what does the name Francess mean, the name Francey definition, the English and Hungarian Franci meaning, the name Francia meaning of name, the English name Francie origin, the name meaning of Francique, the English Francis definition, the Romanian what does the name Francise mean, the Czech and Slavic short names for Francka, the French Francoise name, the name Francys pronounciation, the French Françoise name, the Scottish Frangag meaning, and the German and Italian Franka definition.

The baby name Frances fun facts:

The name Frances in reverse order is "Secnarf".

The numerological value of the name Frances is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Frances?

Frances is in the top names in USA.