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What does Frances mean?
Frances ▼ as a girls' name is pronounced FRAN-siss. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Frances is "French". Feminine of Francis. Before the 17th century, the two spellings were used for both genders. Franziska is the German form. Actresses Fanny Brice, Frances McDormand, Franka Potente.
STARTS WITH Fran-
ASSOCIATED WITH 17th century
Variations
VARIANTS 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, Fronia
SEE ALSO Paquita
OTHER FORMS VIA FANNY Fanceen, Fannee
MASCULINE FORM Francis
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Frances Zoey (F.Z.), ..
How popular is Frances?
Frances is a very popular first name for females (#47 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#12193 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Frances reached its top position of #9 in the U.S. in the 1910s, and is currently at #445. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Fan, Fannie, Fanny, Fran, France, Francene, Francesca (#467 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Franchesca, Francie, Francine, Francis, Francisca, Frank, Frankie (#808) and Fronia are the prominent varying forms of Frances (#445). Other variants, like Fannee, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Frances was at its most widespread in the 1910s (AVERAGE #1204) and is now significantly less (#1732, DOWN 94%), with forms like Frank becoming less in vogue. Frances has generally been a favorite of parents, although Francesca seems to be getting popular too.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Candes, Florance, Franca, Franceen, Francena, Franceska, Franchesa, Francina, Frani, Frannee (see Fran), Frayde, Fraydel and Jances. These names tend to be less commonly used than Frances.
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