Frans
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Frans (plural Franses)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics edit
- 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.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Frans”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 599.
Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
Frans (attributive Franse, not comparable)
- French (of, from, or pertaining to France, the French people or the French language)
Proper noun edit
Frans
- French (the language spoken by the French people)
Danish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Frans
- a male given name, equivalent to English Francis
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch fransch, from fransoys, from Old French françois, from Medieval Latin franciscus, from Late Latin Francus.
Adjective edit
Frans (not comparable)
Inflection edit
Inflection of Frans | ||||
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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 | — |
Alternative forms edit
- Fransch (obsolete)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Proper noun edit
Frans n
- French (language)
Alternative forms edit
- Fransch (obsolete)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From French François and Latin Franciscus.
Proper noun edit
Frans m
- a male given name
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Javindo: Pang
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately, from Latin Franciscus.
Proper noun edit
Frans m
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
- son of Frans: Fransson
- daughter of Frans: Fransdóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Frans |
Accusative | Frans |
Dative | Fransi |
Genitive | Frans |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish Frans < Franciscus (“French”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Frans
- a male given name, equivalent to English Francis
Declension edit
Inflection of Frans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
Related terms edit
- (religion) Franciscus
- (nickname) Ransu
- (surnames) Franssila, Frantsi, Rantsi, Ranttila
- (place name) Rantsila
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Frans
- France (a country in Western Europe)
Icelandic edit
Proper noun edit
Frans m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Francis
Declension edit
declension of Frans
m-s1 | singular | |
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indefinite | ||
nominative | Frans | |
accusative | Frans | |
dative | Frans | |
genitive | Frans |
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Frans
- a male given name, equivalent to English Francis
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Frans c (genitive Frans)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Francis