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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French François, from Medieval Latin Franciscus (from Francia + -iscus).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɹænswɑ/, /ˈfrɒ̃swɑː/
Proper noun
François
- A male given name from French, equivalent to English Francis.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin Franciscus (from Francia + -iscus). Doublet of Français.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
François m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Francis
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Descendants
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Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French François.
Adjective
François m (feminine singular Françoise, masculine plural François, feminine plural Françoises)
- French (of, relating to or from France)
Noun
François m (plural François, feminine singular Françoise, feminine plural Françoises)
- Frenchman
- (in the singular) French language
Descendants
Old French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin *Francencis, from Late Latin Francus + the nationality suffix -ensis (“belonging to”).
Noun
François m (feminine Françoise)
- Frenchman
c. 1200, Philippe de Nanteuil (from 'Anthologie de la poésie lyrique des XIIe et XIIIe siècles'), En chantant veil mon duel faire, →ISBN, page 188:Ha ! Quens be Bar, quel soufreite
De vous le François avront.- Ha! Count of Bar, such a suffering
Will the French inherit from you.
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