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François

See also: Francois and françois

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French François, from Medieval Latin Franciscus (from Francia +‎ -iscus).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɹænswɑ/, /ˈfrɒ̃swɑː/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

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François

  1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Francis.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin Franciscus (from Francia +‎ -iscus). Doublet of Français.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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François m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis
  2. a surname originating as a patronymic
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Descendants

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  • → Afrikaans: Francois
  • → English: Francois, François
  • → Chinese: 弗朗索瓦 (Fúlǎngsuǒwǎ)
  • → Japanese: フランソワ (Furansowa)

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Anagrams

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French François.

Adjective

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François m (feminine singular Françoise, masculine plural François, feminine plural Françoises)

  1. French (of, relating to or from France)

Noun

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François m (plural François, feminine singular Françoise, feminine plural Françoises)

  1. Frenchman
  2. (in the singular) French language

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin *Francencis, from Late Latin Francus + the nationality suffix -ensis (“belonging to”).

Noun

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François m (feminine Françoise)

  1. Frenchman
    • c. 1200, Philippe de Nanteuil (from 'Anthologie de la poésie lyrique des XIIe et XIIIe siècles'), En chantant veil mon duel faire, →ISBN, page 188:
      Ha ! Quens be Bar, quel soufreite
      De vous le François avront.
      Ha! Count of Bar, such a suffering
      Will the French inherit from you.

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