François
See also: Francois and françois
English
Proper noun
François
- commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɹænswɑ/, /ˈfrɒ̃swɑː/
Anagrams
- Fricanos
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Franciscus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁɑ̃.swa/
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Proper noun
François m
- A male given name, equivalent to Francis in English.
- A patronymic surname.
Related terms
- Francis, Franck, Jean-François
- Françoise
See also
- français=
Anagrams
- fronçais
Middle French
Alternative forms
- françois
Adjective
François m (feminine singular Françoise, masculine plural François, feminine plural Françoises)
- French (of, relating to or from France)
Noun
François m (plural François, feminine singular Françoise, feminine plural Françoises)
- Frenchman
- (in the singular) French language
Descendants
- French: français
Old French
Alternative forms
- Françoys, Frauncheiz
Noun
François m (feminine Françoise)
- Frenchman
- circa 1200, Philippe de Nanteuil (from 'Anthologie de la poésie lyrique des XIIe et XIIIe siècles'), En chantant veil mon duel faire, →ISBN, page 188:
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- Ha! Count of Bar, such a suffering
Will the French inherit from you.
- Ha! Count of Bar, such a suffering
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Descendants
- French: Français