Frans

Gender Masculine

Usage Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish

Pronounced Pron. /ˈfrɑns/ (Dutch, Finnish) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Dutch, Scandinavian and Finnish form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Related Names

RootFrancia (place name)

VariantFranciscus (Dutch)

DiminutiveRansu (Finnish)

Feminine FormFrancisca (Dutch)

Other Languages & CulturesFrantzisko, Patxi (Basque) Frañsez (Breton) Francesc, Cesc (Catalan) Francescu (Corsican) Frane, Franjo, Frano, Fran, Franko (Croatian) František (Czech) Francis, Fran, Frank, Frankie, Franny (English) Francis, François, Francisque (French) Franz (German) Ferenc, Feri, Ferkó (Hungarian) Proinsias (Irish) Francesco, Franco (Italian) Franciscus (Late Roman) Frens, Frenske (Limburgish) Pranciškus, Pranas (Lithuanian) Franciszek, Franek (Polish) Francisco, Chico (Portuguese) Francisc (Romanian) Frantziscu (Sardinian) Frang (Scottish Gaelic) Franjo (Serbian) František (Slovak) Franc, France, Frančišek, Fran, Franci (Slovene) Francisco, Curro, Fran, Kiko, Paco, Pancho, Paquito (Spanish) Ffransis (Welsh)

Surname DescendantsFranssen (Dutch) Fransson (Swedish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic mature wholesome strong refined strange simple serious

Name Days

Finland: October 4

Norway: October 4

Sweden: October 4

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Entry updated December 3, 2014