Frances name - Meaning of Frances
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- English, Latin
- Pronounced
- FRAN T -səs, FRANT-səs
- Frances Meaning
- Feminine form of Francis. The distinction between Francis as a masculine name and Frances as a feminine name did not arise until the 17th century. A notable bearer was Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917), a social worker and the first American to be canonized. Frances originates in Latin language and means "woman from France". It is a feminine form of Francis. Frances was the name of the 19th century saint as well as the name of a famous 1982 film, starring Jessica Lange. As a feminine given name it has been fairly popular in the United States.
Frances Related Names
Variant:, Fanny, Francesca, Francina, Francine, Franny, Frankie
Diminutives: Fanny, Fran, Frankie, Frannie, Franny, Sissy, Cissy, Fannie, Sissie
Masculine Forms: Fran, Francis, Frank, Franny
Other Languages: Frantziska (Basque), Franseza (Breton), Francesca (Catalan), Franka (Croatian), Františka (Czech), Fanni, Fanny (Finnish), Françoise, France, Francette, Francine (French), Franziska, Fränze, Franzi, Ziska (German), Franciska, Fanni, Franci (Hungarian), Franca, Francesca (Italian), Francisca (Late Roman), Franciszka (Polish), Francisca, Chica (Portuguese), Frangag (Scottish), Frančiška, Francka (Slovene), Francisca, Paca, Paquita (Spanish)
Frances Celebrities
Frances Cleveland - U.S. First Lady in the 19th century, Frances McDormand - actress, Frances Bavier - actress, Frances Dee - actress, Frances Driscoll - writer, Frances Faye - singer, Frances Fisher - actress, Frances Herring - writer, Frances Hodgkins - artist, Frances Hopkins - artist, Frances Langford - singer, Frances Little - writer, Frances Marion - writer,
