See also: frans and Frañs

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Frans.

Proper noun

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Frans (plural Franses)

  1. A surname from Dutch.

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Frans is the 37848th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Frans is most common among White (86.71%) individuals.

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Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Frans (attributive Franse, not comparable)

  1. French (of, from, or pertaining to France, the French people or the French language)

Proper noun

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Frans

  1. French (the language spoken by the French people)

Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From German Franz.

Proper noun

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Frans

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch fransch, from fransoys, from Old French françois, from Medieval Latin franciscus, from Late Latin Francus.

Adjective

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Frans (not comparable)

  1. French
Declension
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Declension of Frans
uninflected Frans
inflected Franse
comparative Franser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial Frans Franser het Franst
het Franste
indefinite m./f. sing. Franse Fransere Franste
n. sing. Frans Franser Franste
plural Franse Fransere Franste
definite Franse Fransere Franste
partitive Frans Fransers
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Descendants
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  • Kwinti: frans
  • Sranan Tongo: Frans
    • Caribbean Javanese: Peras

Proper noun

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Frans n

  1. French (language)
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Etymology 2

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From French François and Latin Franciscus.

Proper noun

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Frans m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis
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Descendants
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Faroese

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Etymology

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Ultimately, from Latin Franciscus.

Proper noun

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Frans m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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  • son of Frans: Fransson
  • daughter of Frans: Fransdóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Frans
accusative Frans
dative Fransi
genitive Frans

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Swedish Frans < Franciscus (French).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɑns/, [ˈfrɑ̝ns̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑns
  • Hyphenation(key): Frans

Proper noun

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Frans

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Declension

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Inflection of Frans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Frans Fransit
genitive Fransin Fransien
partitive Fransia Franseja
illative Fransiin Franseihin
singular plural
nominative Frans Fransit
accusative nom. Frans Fransit
gen. Fransin
genitive Fransin Fransien
partitive Fransia Franseja
inessive Fransissa Franseissa
elative Fransista Franseista
illative Fransiin Franseihin
adessive Fransilla Franseilla
ablative Fransilta Franseilta
allative Fransille Franseille
essive Fransina Franseina
translative Fransiksi Franseiksi
abessive Fransitta Franseitta
instructive Fransein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Frans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Fransini Fransini
accusative nom. Fransini Fransini
gen. Fransini
genitive Fransini Fransieni
partitive Fransiani Fransejani
inessive Fransissani Franseissani
elative Fransistani Franseistani
illative Fransiini Franseihini
adessive Fransillani Franseillani
ablative Fransiltani Franseiltani
allative Fransilleni Franseilleni
essive Fransinani Franseinani
translative Fransikseni Franseikseni
abessive Fransittani Franseittani
instructive
comitative Franseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Fransisi Fransisi
accusative nom. Fransisi Fransisi
gen. Fransisi
genitive Fransisi Fransiesi
partitive Fransiasi Fransejasi
inessive Fransissasi Franseissasi
elative Fransistasi Franseistasi
illative Fransiisi Franseihisi
adessive Fransillasi Franseillasi
ablative Fransiltasi Franseiltasi
allative Fransillesi Franseillesi
essive Fransinasi Franseinasi
translative Fransiksesi Franseiksesi
abessive Fransittasi Franseittasi
instructive
comitative Franseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Fransimme Fransimme
accusative nom. Fransimme Fransimme
gen. Fransimme
genitive Fransimme Fransiemme
partitive Fransiamme Fransejamme
inessive Fransissamme Franseissamme
elative Fransistamme Franseistamme
illative Fransiimme Franseihimme
adessive Fransillamme Franseillamme
ablative Fransiltamme Franseiltamme
allative Fransillemme Franseillemme
essive Fransinamme Franseinamme
translative Fransiksemme Franseiksemme
abessive Fransittamme Franseittamme
instructive
comitative Franseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Fransinne Fransinne
accusative nom. Fransinne Fransinne
gen. Fransinne
genitive Fransinne Fransienne
partitive Fransianne Fransejanne
inessive Fransissanne Franseissanne
elative Fransistanne Franseistanne
illative Fransiinne Franseihinne
adessive Fransillanne Franseillanne
ablative Fransiltanne Franseiltanne
allative Fransillenne Franseillenne
essive Fransinanne Franseinanne
translative Fransiksenne Franseiksenne
abessive Fransittanne Franseittanne
instructive
comitative Franseinenne

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • Frans is the 256th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,857 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,248 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French France.

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Frans

  1. France (a country in Western Europe)
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Icelandic

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Proper noun

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Frans m (proper noun, genitive singular Frans)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

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Norwegian

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Etymology

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From German Franz.

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Frans

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Swedish

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Etymology

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From German Franz.

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Frans c (genitive Frans)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis