Baby name
RISING BOY · LATIN
🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 +3 Francis
/FRAN · sis/
Meaning
“Frenchman, free man”
From Latin Franciscus meaning 'Frenchman' or 'free man', name of the beloved saint of Assisi.
Nicknames
frank · fran · frankie
How it ages.
Saints' names rarely go out of style. Francis has a gentle, scholarly warmth.
The cultural moment.
Quietly rising in the UK and Ireland; the Pope Francis effect gave it a small but noticeable boost.