What does François mean?
How do we pronounce François?
François \fra-nço-is\ is a boy's name. It consists of 9 letters and 2 syllables.
The baby boy name François is pronounced as FRae-NSWAA- 1.
1 English pronunciation for François: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"
What is the origin of François?
François is of Italian and Old French origin, and it is used mainly in French. Old French origin: Derived literally from the element françois which is of the meaning 'French'. The use of the French word as a name was inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226). The patriotic associations of the name also made it popular, as well as the fact that it was borne by two kings of France, François I (1494-1547) and François II (1544-1560). François is a French form of the English name Francis origin. Forms of François include the names Frans meaning of name and French name. See also the related forms, the French name Françoise origin and the French Jean-François meaning of name.
The following famous people share the name François:
- Poet François Villon, born 1431 - 1463
- Politician François "Papa Doc" Duvalier, born 14 April 1907 - 22 April 1971, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- President of France François Mitterrand, born 26 October 1916 - 8 January 1996, Jarnac, Charente, France.
List of baby names that is pronounced like François:
the French Francois meaning, the name name Farhang meaning, the Hungarian short names for Ferenc, the Hungarian Ferench pronounciation, the name Ferenck name, the name Ferenk name variations, the Welsh Ffransis definition, the name Firenze pronounciation, the name name Frances meaning, the Catalan Francesc meaning, the English Francie name, the English Francis meaning and origin, the French baby name Francisque, the Polish name Franciszk meaning, the Italian and Spanish short names for Franco, the name Francys definition, the Polish meaning of Franek, the name short names for Frankea, the name Frankee meaning and origin, and the name Frankey name variations.
How popular is François?
François is not in the top boy names in USA.