Frans

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See also: frans and Frañs

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Frans.

Proper noun

Frans (plural Franses)

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Frans is the 37848th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Frans is most common among White (86.71%) individuals.

Further reading

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Frans (attributive Franse, not comparable)

  1. French (of, from, or pertaining to France, the French people or the French language)

Proper noun

Frans

  1. French (the language spoken by the French people)

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Franz.

Proper noun

Frans

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch fransch, from fransoys, from Old French françois, from Medieval Latin franciscus, from Late Latin Francus.

Adjective

Frans (not comparable)

  1. French
Inflection
Inflection of Frans
uninflected Frans
inflected Franse
comparative Franser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial Frans Franser het Franst
het Franste
indefinite m./f. sing. Franse Fransere Franste
n. sing. Frans Franser Franste
plural Franse Fransere Franste
definite Franse Fransere Franste
partitive Frans Fransers —
Alternative forms
Related terms
Descendants
  • → Kwinti: frans
  • → Sranan Tongo: Frans
    • → Caribbean Javanese: Peras

Proper noun

Frans n

  1. French (language)
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From French François and Latin Franciscus.

Proper noun

Frans m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis
Related terms
Descendants

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately, from Latin Franciscus.

Proper noun

Frans m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

  • son of Frans: Fransson
  • daughter of Frans: Fransdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Frans
Accusative Frans
Dative Fransi
Genitive Frans

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Frans < Franciscus (“French”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Frans

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Declension

Inflection of Frans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Frans Fransit
genitive Fransin Fransien
partitive Fransia Franseja
illative Fransiin Franseihin
singular plural
nominative Frans Fransit
accusative nom. Frans Fransit
gen. Fransin
genitive Fransin Fransien
partitive Fransia Franseja
inessive Fransissa Franseissa
elative Fransista Franseista
illative Fransiin Franseihin
adessive Fransilla Franseilla
ablative Fransilta Franseilta
allative Fransille Franseille
essive Fransina Franseina
translative Fransiksi Franseiksi
abessive Fransitta Franseitta
instructive — Fransein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Frans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Fransini Fransini
accusative nom. Fransini Fransini
gen. Fransini
genitive Fransini Fransieni
partitive Fransiani Fransejani
inessive Fransissani Franseissani
elative Fransistani Franseistani
illative Fransiini Franseihini
adessive Fransillani Franseillani
ablative Fransiltani Franseiltani
allative Fransilleni Franseilleni
essive Fransinani Franseinani
translative Fransikseni Franseikseni
abessive Fransittani Franseittani
instructive — —
comitative — Franseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Fransisi Fransisi
accusative nom. Fransisi Fransisi
gen. Fransisi
genitive Fransisi Fransiesi
partitive Fransiasi Fransejasi
inessive Fransissasi Franseissasi
elative Fransistasi Franseistasi
illative Fransiisi Franseihisi
adessive Fransillasi Franseillasi
ablative Fransiltasi Franseiltasi
allative Fransillesi Franseillesi
essive Fransinasi Franseinasi
translative Fransiksesi Franseiksesi
abessive Fransittasi Franseittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Franseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Fransimme Fransimme
accusative nom. Fransimme Fransimme
gen. Fransimme
genitive Fransimme Fransiemme
partitive Fransiamme Fransejamme
inessive Fransissamme Franseissamme
elative Fransistamme Franseistamme
illative Fransiimme Franseihimme
adessive Fransillamme Franseillamme
ablative Fransiltamme Franseiltamme
allative Fransillemme Franseillemme
essive Fransinamme Franseinamme
translative Fransiksemme Franseiksemme
abessive Fransittamme Franseittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Franseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Fransinne Fransinne
accusative nom. Fransinne Fransinne
gen. Fransinne
genitive Fransinne Fransienne
partitive Fransianne Fransejanne
inessive Fransissanne Franseissanne
elative Fransistanne Franseistanne
illative Fransiinne Franseihinne
adessive Fransillanne Franseillanne
ablative Fransiltanne Franseiltanne
allative Fransillenne Franseillenne
essive Fransinanne Franseinanne
translative Fransiksenne Franseiksenne
abessive Fransittanne Franseittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Franseinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Fransinsa Fransinsa
accusative nom. Fransinsa Fransinsa
gen. Fransinsa
genitive Fransinsa Fransiensa
partitive Fransiaan
Fransiansa 		Fransejaan
Fransejansa
inessive Fransissaan
Fransissansa 		Franseissaan
Franseissansa
elative Fransistaan
Fransistansa 		Franseistaan
Franseistansa
illative Fransiinsa Franseihinsa
adessive Fransillaan
Fransillansa 		Franseillaan
Franseillansa
ablative Fransiltaan
Fransiltansa 		Franseiltaan
Franseiltansa
allative Fransilleen
Fransillensa 		Franseilleen
Franseillensa
essive Fransinaan
Fransinansa 		Franseinaan
Franseinansa
translative Fransikseen
Fransiksensa 		Franseikseen
Franseiksensa
abessive Fransittaan
Fransittansa 		Franseittaan
Franseittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Franseineen
Franseinensa

Derived terms

Related terms

Statistics

  • Frans is the 256th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,857 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,248 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

From French France.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Frans

  1. France (a country in Western Europe)

Icelandic

Proper noun

Frans m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Declension

declension of Frans
m-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Frans
accusative Frans
dative Frans
genitive Frans

Norwegian

Etymology

From German Franz.

Proper noun

Frans

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Swedish

Etymology

From German Franz.

Proper noun

Frans c (genitive Frans)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis
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