Baby name

FADING BOY · GERMANIC-DUTCH
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Frans

/FRAHNS/


“Free person”

Dutch and Scandinavian form of Francis or Frank, from Germanic Frankish meaning free person; the Dutch equivalent of the English Francis.

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gentle

How it ages.

Distinctly Dutch and Nordic; compact and direct, ages with unpretentious confidence.

The cultural moment.

Standard in the Netherlands and Sweden through the 20th century; declining but still recognizable.