"François" meaning in English

See François in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /fɹænswɑ/, /ˈfrɒ̃swɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-François.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from French François, from Medieval Latin Franciscus (from Francia + -iscus). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|François}} French François, {{af|la|Francia|-iscus|nocat=1}} Francia + -iscus, {{der|en|ML.|Franciscus|pos=from <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">Francia</i> + <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">-iscus</i>}} Medieval Latin Franciscus (from Francia + -iscus) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} François
  1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Francis. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-François-en-name-54IlGFng Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 36 12 22 9 6 3 12
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-François-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for François meaning in English (2.4kB)

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