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What does Francois mean?
Francois 
as a name for boys is of Latin origin, and the name Francois means "frenchman". Francois is an alternate spelling of Francis (Latin).
Variations
VARIANT Franzi
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA FRANCIS Ffransis, Franche, Franchot, Francisco, Franco▲, Franio, Frankie▼, Franko, Frannie, Frans, Frants, Franzin, Frasco
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Francois Holt (F.H.), ..
How popular is Francois?
Francois is an uncommonly occurring given name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#3079 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Francois entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its peak position of #1691 in the U.S. then, but is not listed currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Francois appearing in the Top 2000 are Francis (#480 IN 2018), Francisco (#285), Franco (#808), Frankie (#1049) and Frans. Other variants, like Franche, are seldom used. These relations of Francois were popular a century ago (ADOPTION OF 0.6%) and have become significantly less popular since (ADOPTION 0.1%, ▼80%). Francisco has been the recurring favorite, although Franco seems to be gaining popularity too, while versions like Francis are now less popular.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aramis, Falco, Falcon, Fallows, Faris, Farris, Fenris, Fraenir, Fran, Franc, Francesco, Franchesco, Franchesko, Franciscus, Franciskus, Francisque, Franciszek, Franck, Francke, Francklin (see Franklin), Francklyn (see Franklin), Frank▼, Franklin▼, Franklinn (see Franklin), Franklyn, Franky, Frann, Fransisco, Frantz, Franz, Franzel, Franzen, French, Frisco, Giannis, Ioanis, Ioannis, Juanluis, Landis, Prentis, Sancos, Tannis, Thanasis, Travis▼ and Yannis. These names tend to be more frequently used than Francois.
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