Francis

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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

Latin: ● 1553 Franciscus (nom) StMartF p. 57; 1554 Franciscus (nom) ibid. p. 58; 1563 ffranciscus (nom) Chst-1 p. 11; 1570 ffranciscus (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1595 Franciscus (nom) HAmar-vol9 p. 51
Dutch: ● 1580 Franchois AuFr Diericks; 1581 Franchois ibid. Diericks, Frantzois ibid. Francken; 1584 Fransois ibid. Franke; 1585 Frantzois ibid. Diericks; 1586 Franchoijs ibid. Cliever, Francoijs ibid. Clerck, Fransois ibid. Broeke; 1587 Franchoijs ibid. Francken; 1588 Franchoijs ibid. Block; 1589 Franchoijs ibid. Coge; 1591 Franchoijs ibid. Cliever; 1592 Franchoijs ibid. Coge; 1593 Franchoijs ibid. Cliever; 1594 Fransois ibid. Bulcke; 1595 Franchoijs ibid. Coge; 1598 Franciscus ibid. Bolle, Francois ibid. Adriaensz; 1599 Fransois ibid. Coster; ◑ 1577 Franck AuFr Francken; 1582 Frantz ibid. Francken; 1583 Frantz ibid. Diericks
Early Modern English: ● 1522 Frawnces WillsInv LXXVI; 1529 ffraunces PP-HenV p. 9; 1530 Francez (nom) WillsInv LXXX, Francis LIWill-III p. 28, WillsInv LXXX, Frauncys LIWill-III p. 29; 1531 Francis WillsInv LXXXI; 1547 Francis ibid. XCIII; 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, Fraunces COmar-vol5 p. 2; 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, ffrancis Chst-1 p. 11; 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, Frauncys HAmar-vol9 p. 50; 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; 1583/4 Frances HAmar-vol9 p. 92; 1583 Francis BEmar-vol1 p. 11, BEmar-vol2 p. 30, StAnthonlin p. 30; 1584 Francis BUmar-vol9 p. 7, COmar-vol2 p. 71, COmar-vol5 p. 7, DEmar-vol2 p. 10, HAmar-vol9 p. 50, SaxhamSf p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 30; 1585 Francis BUmar-vol9 p. 7, Fraunces BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1586 Franncis HAmar-vol9 p. 68; 1587 Frances bruton-vol1 p. 47, Francis COmar-vol2 p. 71; 1588 Francis COmar-vol5 p. 8, DEmar-vol2 p. 16, SaxhamSf p. 4; 1589 Francis DEmar-vol2 p. 18, Franncis BEmar-vol1 p. 13, HAmar-vol9 p. 69; 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 COmar-vol2 p. 72, DEmar-vol2 p. 29; 1595 Francis ibid. p. 32, Fraunces HAmar-vol9 p. 92; 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; 1440 Fransciscus ibid. p. 362
Early Modern Swedish: ◑ 1564 Frans (nom) Hiiumaa p. 160

Finland

Early Modern Swedish: ◑ 1548 Frantz (nom) Audén1980 p. 167

France

Latin: ● 1376 Franciscus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans 383; 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: ● 1292 François 1292paris p. 1; 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; 1561 François RegPCC-1 p. 2; 1562 Francoys ibid. p. 7, Françoys ibid. p. 8; 1563 François ibid. p. 21, Françoys ibid. p. 25; 1564 François ibid. p. 56, Françoys ibid. p. 44; 1565 François ibid. p. 188, Françoys ibid. p. 108; 1566 Françoys ibid. p. 201; 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; 1310 Francischus (nom) MonRav-2 CCCL, Franciscus (nom) ibid. CCCL; 1324 Franciscu (nom) DSF p. 47, 3721, Franciscus (nom) ibid. p. 47, 3716; 1326 Francisci (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 423, Francisco (abl) ibid. no. 423, Franciscum (acc) ibid. no. 423; 1348 Francisci (gen) INP 22, Franciscum (acc) ibid. 16, Franciscus (nom) ibid. 14; 1376 Francischo (abl) DouGen1 p. 16, Francisci (gen) ibid. p. 222; 1522x1532 Franciscus (nom) DSF p. 50; 1527 Francisci (gen) Rome1527 p. 84, Francisco (abl) ibid. p. 91, Franciscus (nom) ibid. p. 83; ◑ 1285 Ceccoli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158; 1310 Francinus (nom) MonRav-2 CCCL; 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; 1348 Cecchi (gen) INP 3, Ceccho (dat) ibid. 25, Ceccholus (nom) ibid. 26, Cecchus (nom) ibid. 24, Cicci (gen) ibid. 36, Ciccus (nom) ibid. 6

Latvia

Middle Low German: ◑ 1522 Frans Arbusow p. 97

The Netherlands

Dutch: ● 1575 François MagMiddelburg-1560; 1576 François ibid.; 1578 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.; 1579 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; 1492 Francisci (gen) ibid. p. 66, Franciscus (nom) ibid. p. 67
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)

Ukraine

Latin: ● 1469 Francisci (gen) AGZ-18 41

Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Francis". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Francis.