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Francis is an English and Scottish first name and a surname ultimately descended from the Italian name Francesco, the name Francis of Assisi. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A given name specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name. ... A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... Francesco (born January 10, 1989) is the physical manifestation of the Guitar God and Sex God of ancient folklore. ... Saint Francis of Assisi (born in Assisi, Italy, ca. ...

Francis is a name that has many derivatives, the most common being Frank. The female version of the name in English is Frances, with emphasis on the letter e, and (less commonly) Francine. The name Fran is a common diminutive for Francis, Frances and Francine.

Related names in other languages

Related names are common in other Western European languages, in countries that are (or were before the Reformation) Catholic. These names include: “Reformation” redirects here. ...

• Italian: Francesco, Franco, Francesca (female version)
• Latin: Franciscus
• Spanish: Francisco, Paco, Fran, Quico, Pancho, Cisco, Chisco...
• Portuguese: Francisco, Chico, Francisca (female version)
• French: François, Frank, Franck
• German: Franziskus, Franz
• Greek: Frangiskos
• Hungarian: Ferenc
• Irish: Pronsias
• Croatian: Franjo, Frano, Frane

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Derivation

Francesco was the name given to Saint Francis of Assisi by his father in memory of the boy's mother, a Frenchwoman, who died when the child was still in his early years. It means 'Little Frenchman'. The name of France itself comes from the Germanic people known as the Franks; the origin of their name is unclear but perhaps meaning "free". Francesco (born January 10, 1989) is the physical manifestation of the Guitar God and Sex God of ancient folklore. ... Saint Francis of Assisi (September 26, 1181 – October 3, 1226) was a Roman Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans. ... This article is about the Frankish people and society. ...

People with the surname Francis

• Anne Francis (born 1930), American actress
• Arlene Francis (1907-2001), American actress
• Connie Francis (born 1938), American pop singer
• David Rowland Francis (1850–1927), American politician, Mayor of Saint Louis, Governor of Missouri, U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
• Damien Francis, (born 1979), English-born Jamaican footballer
• Freddie Francis (1917-2007), English cinematographer and film director
• Jane Francis, Winner of Polar Medal, 2002
• Genie Francis (born 1962), Actress
• Gerry Francis (born 1951), English footballer and manager
• James Francis (1819-1884), Australian colonial politician
• Joe Francis (born 1973), Founder of Mantra Films
• Kay Francis (1905-1968), American actress
• Missy Francis (born 1972), American child actress
• Norman Francis (born 1931), President of Xavier University of Louisiana
• Ranganathan Francis (born 1920), Indian hockey player
• Ron Francis (born 1963), Canadian professional ice hockey centerman
• Sage Francis (born 1977), Hip-hop artist
• Sam Francis, (1923-1994), American painter and printmaker
• Sam Francis, Professional American football player
• Samuel Kensinger Francis, Fitness trainer
• Samuel Francis, Columnist
• Steve Francis (born 1977), American professional basketball player
• Thomas Francis, Jr. (1900-1969), American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist
• Trevor Francis (born 1954), English footballer

Anne Francis Anne Francis (born September 16, 1930, in Ossining, New York) is an American actress, famous for her role in the science fiction film classic Forbidden Planet (1956) and as private detective Honey West in the television series Honey West (1965-1966). ... Arlene Francis (born Arline Francis Kazanjian October 20, 1907 - May 31, 2001) was an American actress, radio talk show host and game show panelist of Armenian and Greek descent. ... Connie Francis (born December 12, 1938 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American pop singer best known for international hit songs such as Whos Sorry Now?, Where The Boys Are, and Everybodys Somebodys Fool. She is known to have one of the most distinct voices in the... David Rowland Francis (October 1, 1850 - January 15, 1927) was a Governor of Missouri. ... Damien Jerome Francis (born 27 February 1979 in Wandsworth, England) is a Jamaican international footballer. ... Freddie Francis (born December 22, 1917) is an English cinematographer and film director. ... Jane Francis]] is a palaeobotanist[1], who in 2002 became the fourth woman to receive the Polar Medal [2]. // After graduating with first and second degrees in Geology from the University of Southampton, Francis was an NERC Post-doctoral student at Bedford College, London University. ... Image:GenieFrancis001. ... Gerry Francis (born 1951), is a former English footballer and manager. ... James Goodall Francis (9 January 1819 - 25 January 1884), Australian colonial politician, was the 9th Premier of Victoria. ... Joe smiles for one of his many mugshots after being arrested on contempt of court charges in Panama City, Florida on April 10, 2007. ... Kay Francis (January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American actress who, after a brief beginning on Broadway in the 1920s, moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936. ... Melissa Ann Missy Francis (born December 12, 1974 ) (age 32) in Los Angeles, California) was an American child actress. ... Norman C. Francis (born March 20, 1931, Lafayette, Louisiana) is the president of Xavier University of Louisiana. ... Ranganathan Francis (born March 15, 1920) was a famous Indian hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. ... Ronald Ron Francis (born March 1, 1963 in Sault Ste. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... See also: other Sam Francises Samuel Lewis Francis (1923 - November 4, 1994) was an American painter and printmaker. ... Harrison F. Sam Francis (October 26, 1913 - April 23, 2002) was an American football player in the National Football League. ... Samuel K. Francis is a fitness journalist and trainer in Los Angeles, California. ... Samuel Todd Francis (April 29, 1947 – February 15, 2005) was a nationally syndicated paleoconservative columnist known for his opposition to immigration, multiculturalism, and his involvement in debates concerning other controversial issues of the day. ... Steve DShawn Francis (born February 21, 1977 in Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. Nicknamed The Franchise[1] and self-described as Steve-O, with his on-court and off-court antics generating considerable controversy throughout his... Dr. Thomas Francis, Jr. ... Trevor John Francis (born April 19, 1954 in Boxhill, Plymouth, England), was a noted footballer and Englands first £1 million player. ...

Rulers named Francis

• Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414-1450)
• Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517-1545)
• Francis I of France (1494-1547)
• Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708-1765)
• Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)
• Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777-1830)
• Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1433–1488)
• Francis II of France (1544–1560)
• Francis II, Duke of Lorraine (1572–1632)
• Francis II Rákóczi, Duke of Transylvania (1676–1735)
• Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768–1835)
• Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836–1894)
• Franz, Duke of Bavaria (born 1933), called "Francis II" by Jacobite supporters
• Francis III, Duke of Lorraine and Holy Roman Emperor (1708–1765)
• Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (1737–1780)
• Francis IV, Duke of Modena (1779- 1846)
• Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819-1875)

Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Brittany, and of the region Brittany Francis I (in breton Fransez I, in french François I) (Vannes/Gwened, May 14, 1414 – July 18, 1450, Château de lHermine/Kastell an Erminig), was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl... Francis I (August 23, 1517 – June 12, 1545) was briefly Duke of Lorraine from 1544 until the following year. ... Francis I (François Ier in French) (September 12, 1494 – March 31, 1547), called the Father and Restorer of Letters (le Père et Restaurateur des Lettres), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547. ... Francis I Silver coin of Francis I, dated 1754. ... Francis I in Austrian coronation regalia, 1832 Austrian thaler of Francis II, dated 1821. ... Francis I (Francesco Gennaro Giuseppe, August 14, 1777 – November 8, 1830) was King of the Two Sicilies from 1825 to 1830. ... Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Brittany, and of the region Brittany Francis II (in breton Frañsez II, in french François II) (June 23, 1433 – September 9, 1488), was duke of Brittany, from 1458 to his death. ... Francis II (French: François II) (January 19, 1544 – December 5, 1560) was a King of France (1559 – 1560). ... Francis II (February 27, 1572 – October 14, 1632), was Duke of Lorraine briefly in 1624, quickly abdicating in favor of his son. ... Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi (Borsi, March 27, 1676 - Rodosto, Ottoman Empire, April 8, 1735) was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince (fejedelem) of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Francis I in Austrian coronation regalia, 1832 Austrian thaler of Francis II, dated 1821. ... Francis II (Francesco dAssisi Maria Leopoldo, January 16, 1836 – December 27, 1894), was King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. ... His Royal Highness the Duke of Bavaria Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern (born July 14, 1933), styled as His Royal Highness The Duke of Bavaria, is head of the Wittelsbach family, the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Bavaria. ... Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, wearing the Jacobite blue bonnet Jacobitism was (and, to a very limited extent, remains) the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland. ... Francis I Silver coin of Francis I, dated 1754. ... Francis III, Duke of Modena. ... Francis IV of Modena with the Austrian Golden Fleece. ... Duke Francis V of Modena (Italian: Francesco V dEste) (June 1]]1819–November 20, 1875), the eldest son of Francis IV of Modena and of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy. ...

People known as Saints Francis

• Francis Borgia (1510-1572)
• Francis Caracciolo (1563-1608)
• Francis de Geronimo (1642-1716)
• Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
• Francis Ferdinand de Capillas (1607-1648)
• Francis of Assisi (1181-1226)
• Francis of Paola (1416-1507)
• Francis Solanus (1549-1610)
• Francis Xavier (1506-1552)
• Vietnamese martyrs known as St. Francis

St. ... St. ... Saint Francis de Geronimo, also called Francesco di Girolamo or - Hieronymo, (* 17 December 1642 in Grottaglie, Apulia, Italy; † 11 May 1716 in Naples) was a Jesuit priest and missionary who was canonized by Gregory XVI in 1839. ... Saint Francis de Sales (in French, St François de Sales) (21 August 1567 - 28 December 1622) was bishop of Geneva and Roman Catholic saint. ... Francis Ferdinand de Capillas (1607-1648), a Spanish Christian missionary to China. ... Saint Francis of Assisi (September 26, 1181 – October 3, 1226) was a Roman Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans. ... Saint Francis of Paola (or: Francescus de Paula or Saint Francis the Fire Handler, 1416 – April 2, 1507) was an Italian mendicant friar and the founder of the Roman Catholic Order of the Minims. ... Francis Solanus ( Francisco Solano) (10 March 1549 – 14 July 1610) was a Spanish missionary in South America, belonging to of the Order of Friars Minor. ... Saint Francis Xavier (Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa; Spanish: San Francisco Javier; Portuguese: São Francisco Xavier; Chinese: 聖方濟各沙勿略) (7 April 1506 - 2 December 1552) was a Spanish pioneering Roman Catholic Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). ... The Vietnamese Martyrs also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin, Martyrs of Annam or Martyrs of IndoChina, are saints on the Roman Catholic calendar of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II. Their feast day is 24 November although several of these saints have another memorial day as they were...

Other uses

• In Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Francis (village)
  • Francis (electoral district)
• Francis the Talking Mule, a series of seven comedies made in the 1950s
  • Francis (1950 film), first movie in the Francis the Talking Mule series

Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area  Ranked... Francis the Talking Mule was a mule celebrity, featured in seven movie comedies in the 1950s. ... Francis is a 1950 black-and-white comedy film that launched the Francis the Talking Mule series. ...

See also

• All pages beginning with Francis
• All pages beginning with Frank

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