Baby name
Franziskus
/frahn · TSEES · koos/
Meaning
“After Saint Francis of Assisi”
German masculine form of Franciscus, the Latin name of Saint Francis of Assisi; adopted as the regnal name of Pope Francis (Jorge Bergoglio) in 2013.
How it ages.
The formal Latin-German form; the papal adoption in 2013 gave it renewed visibility and weight.
The cultural moment.
Traditional in German-speaking Catholic regions; the papal connection has sustained interest in recent years.