Details for the forename Francis

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Francis (male)


Variants:	Ferenc (M) Fraing (M) Francesc (M) Francesco (M) Francisco (M) Franciscus (M) Franciszek (M) François (M) Frang (M) František (M) Franz (M) Patxi (M) Proincias (M) Ransu (M)
Diminutive(s):	Fran (M) France (M)
Pet Name(s):	Francie (M) Frank (M) Frankie (M) Franny (M)
Feminine form:	Frances (F) Francesca (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English and Old French, from the Italian Francesco, itself derived from Latin "a Frenchman". Franciscus was used for Francis in old documents in Latin, with appropriate case endings.