Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name Franciscus .
7-883: Franny is a given name. It is generally a masculine name used as a nickname for Francis . The feminine form is Frannie . Notable people with the name include: Franny Armstrong (born 1972), British documentary film director Franny Beecher (1921–2014), American guitarist Franny Billingsley (born 1954), American children's fantasy novelist Franny Choi (born 1989), American writer, poet and playwright Franny Firth (born 1956), English footballer Franny Griffiths (born 1966), English keyboardist, producer and remixer Franny Moyle (born 1964), British television producer and author Franny Murray (1915–1998), American football halfback and punter Franny Powell (born 1977), English footballer See also [ edit ] The Benefactor (2015 film) , 2015 American drama film with
14-538: A popular mnemonic for the spelling is "i for h i m and e for h e r".) The name Frank is a common diminutive for Francis, as is Frannie for Frances. Less common are the diminutives Fritz for Francis, and Franny and Fran for either Francis or Frances. The name has relatively unclear origins but is thought to mean "free". Notably, the Germanic of the Franks gave their name to France and their characteristic national weapon
21-484: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Francis (given name) Francis is an English , French , German , Dutch and Scandinavian given name of Latin origin. Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. A feminine version of the name in English is Frances , or (less commonly) Francine . (For most speakers, Francis and Frances are homophones or near homophones;
28-581: The Middle Ages in its different versions ( Francisco , François , etc.). However, it was not regularly used in Britain until the 16th century as Francis. Related names are common in other Western European languages, in countries that are (or were before the Reformation ) Catholic . Other non-European languages have also adopted variants of the name. These names include: Francisco In Spanish, people with
35-569: The name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco ". San Francisco de Asís was known as Pater Communitatis (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of Pater Communitatis . In areas of Spain where Basque is spoken, " Patxi " is the most common nickname; in the Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc ) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in
42-508: The working title Franny Franny , a short story from Franny and Zooey [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franny&oldid=1159469500 " Category : Given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
49-462: Was the francisca , a throwing axe. Francesco ("Free man", "Frank", "Frenchman", in medieval Italian) was the name given to Saint Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone ) by his francophile father , whose wife, the mother of Francesco, was French, celebrating his trade with French merchants. Due to the renown of the saint, the name became widespread in Western Europe during
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