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Francis m. Latin Franciscus 'Frankish, Frenchman'.

The name of a famous saint, Saint Francis of Assisi, who gave his name to the Franciscan order, and of two medieval kings of France.

England
English
1529 ffraunces PP-HenV p. 9; 1530 Francis LIWill-III p. 28, Frauncys ibid. p. 29; 1548 Francis BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1551 Frances ibid. p. 6, Frauncis StAnthonlin p. 8; 1552 Francis BEmar-vol1 p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 9; 1553 Francis BEmar-vol1 p. 4, BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1554 Frances bruton-vol1 p. 2; 1555 Francis BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1556 Frances bruton-vol1 p. 2; 1557 Francis StAnthonlin p. 11; 1558 Frauncis ibid. p. 12; 1558–9 Francis StMary-Ke p. 2; 1560 Francis BUmar-vol9 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 10, StAnthonlin p. 13; 1561 Francis ibid. p. 14; 1562 Francis ibid. p. 15; 1563 Frances Redruth-Co p. 6, Francis StAnthonlin p. 15; 1564 Francis ibid. p. 17; 1565 Francis ibid. p. 17; 1566 Francis ibid. p. 18; 1567 Francis ibid. p. 18; 1567/8 Fraunces BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1567 Frauncys SaxhamSf p. 2; 1568 Francis OrpingtonKe p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 19; 1569 Francis ibid. p. 20; 1570 Francis BUmar-vol9 p. 5; 1572 Francis SaxhamSf p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 22; 1574 Francis ibid. p. 23, Frauncis ibid. p. 24; 1575 Francis ibid. p. 24, Frauncis ibid. p. 24, Frawncys BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1576 Francis StAnthonlin p. 25; 1577 Francis ibid. p. 26; 1578 Francis BUmar-vol9 p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 26; 1579 Francis BUmar-vol2 p. 62, StAnthonlin p. 27; 1580 Frauncis CAmar-vol1 p. 129, Frauncys BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1581 Francis StAnthonlin p. 28; 1582 Francis DEmar-vol2 p. 7, OrpingtonKe p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 29; 1583 Francis BEmar-vol1 p. 11, BEmar-vol2 p. 30, StAnthonlin p. 30; 1584 Francis BUmar-vol9 p. 7, DEmar-vol2 p. 10, SaxhamSf p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 30; 1585 Francis BUmar-vol9 p. 7, Fraunces BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1587 Frances bruton-vol1 p. 47; 1588 Francis DEmar-vol2 p. 16, SaxhamSf p. 4; 1589 Francis DEmar-vol2 p. 18, Franncis BEmar-vol1 p. 13; 1590 Frances bruton-vol1 p. 50, Francis BEmar-vol2 p. 31, DEmar-vol2 p. 21, SaxhamSf p. 4; 1591 Frances DEmar-vol1 p. 86, bruton-vol1 p. 51, Francis DEmar-vol2 p. 23; 1592 Franncis BEmar-vol1 p. 15; 1592/3 Franncis ibid. p. 15; 1593 Frances bruton-vol1 p. 52, Francis DEmar-vol2 p. 26, OrpingtonKe p. 9, SaxhamSf p. 4, Franncis BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1594 Francis DEmar-vol2 p. 29; 1595 Francis ibid. p. 32; 1596 Francis BUmar-vol9 p. 9, DEmar-vol2 p. 34; 1597 Francis BUmar-vol2 p. 66, SaxhamSf p. 5; 1598 Francis BUmar-vol2 p. 65, SaxhamSf p. 5; 1599 Frainces StAnthonlin p. 40, Frances ibid. p. 39, Francis DEmar-vol2 p. 40, Frauncis BUmar-vol2 p. 118
Estonia
Middle Low German
1416 Ffransciscus BbRT p. 347; 1433 Franss ibid. p. 356
France
Latin
1378 Francisci (gen) hanquetvol1 164, Francisco (dat) ibid. 16, Franciscus (nom) ibid. 465; 1558 Franciscus (nom) FlorLyon p. 34; 1564 Franciscum (acc) ibid. p. 172; 1579 Francisci (gen) ibid. p. 39
Old French
1296 François paris1296 p. 58; 1313 François Paris1313 p. 96
Middle French
1392 François MemBret-II col. 605; 1418 François HGParis p. 374; 1421 Francois favier p. 238, François ibid. 22; 1423 François ibid. 124; 1438 Françoys ibid. 262; 1589 François raymond1588 p. 571
1418 Franchequin HGParis p. 386
Germany
Latin
1540 Franciscus (nom) quix-vol1 p. 58
Early New High German
1409 Franz (nom) mairhofer DCLXXXVI; 1419 Francischen (gen) ibid. DCCIX
1497 Frantz Nurn1497 36
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Franzisci (gen) BBC-Berg 101; 1285 Francisci (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154, Franciscus (nom) ibid. p. 153; 1326 Francisci (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 423, Francisco (abl) ibid. no. 423, Franciscum (acc) ibid. no. 423; 1527 Francisci (gen) Rome1527 p. 84, Francisco (abl) ibid. p. 91, Franciscus (nom) ibid. p. 83
1285 Ceccoli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158; 1326 Francini (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 437, Francino (abl) ibid. no. 427, Francinus (nom) ibid. no. 437, Francischino (abl) ibid. no. 440; 1327 Francischini (gen) ibid. no. 449
The Netherlands
Dutch
1575 François MagMiddelburg-1560; 1576 François ibid.
1564 Frans MagMiddelburg-1560; 1565 Frans ibid.; 1566 Frans ibid.; 1567 Frans ibid.; 1568 Frans ibid.; 1569 Frans ibid.; 1570 Frans ibid.; 1571 Frans ibid.; 1572 Frans ibid.; 1577 Frans ibid.
Spain
Latin
1487 Francisci (gen) carbonell p. 11, Franciscus (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1488 Francisci (gen) ibid. p. 16, Franciscum (acc) ibid. p. 28, Franciscus (nom) ibid. p. 16; 1489 Francisci (gen) ibid. p. 34, Franciscus (nom) ibid. p. 31; 1490 Francisci (nom) ibid. p. 39, Franciscus (nom) ibid. p. 42; 1491 Francisci (gen) ibid. p. 53, Franciscus (nom) ibid. p. 52
Catalan
1488 Franci carbonell p. 28; 1510 Frances valencia1510 3147, 3530, Francesch ibid. 3294, Francescho ibid. 718, Franci ibid. 3429, Francisco ibid. 3180
1510 Francescot valencia1510 4554
Spanish
1495 Francisco montalvo; 1540 Francisco SanzSerrano; 1567 Francisco ibid.
Switzerland
Latin
14thCx1478 Francisci (gen) Ob-SPVn (2), Franciscum (acc) ibid. (40), Franciscus (nom) ibid. (36); 1345 Franciscus (nom) ibid. (71); 1445 Francisci (gen) ibid. (48), Franciscus (nom) ibid. (48); 1450 Franciscus (nom) ibid. (140); 1451 Franciscus (nom) ibid. (97)
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