Frances - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Frances \f-ran-

is pronounced FRAN-siss. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "from France". Feminine spelling of Francis. Franziska is the German form. Actresses Fanny Brice, Frances McDormand, Franka Potente.

Frances has 46 variant forms: Fan, Fancey, Fanchette, Fancie, Fancy, Fanechka, Fania, Fanney, Fannie, Fanny, Fanya, Fran, France, Francee, Franceline, Francene, Francesca, Francess, Francetta, Francette, Francey, Franchesca, Franci, Francia, Francie, Francine, Francisca, Franciska, Francoise, Francyne, Frania, Franie, Frank, Franka, Franki, Frankie, Franky, Franni, Frannie, Franny, Fransabelle, Fransabella, Franzetta, Franzi, Franziska and Fronia.

For more information, see also the related name Paquita.

Baby names that sound like Frances are Franceska and Francena.

Frances is a very common first name for women (#47 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#7411 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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