Francis

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Francis

Type

free base

Denotation

male proper name, Frenchman, Frank

Etymology

Middle English Fraunceys, Frauncis; Old French Franceis, François; Latin Franciscus, from Francia +‎ -iscus, from francus +‎ -ia

Evidence

Francis, Francisville

Notes

Francis, Francisco, Francesco, Franco, Francois, Franz, and Frank are doublets

See Also

France, Frances