Franciscus
Sign in to saveAlso known as Franciscus (first name), Franciscus (given name)
Franciscus is a Latin masculine given name, originally an epithet meaning "the Franks". It is also used as a surname. There are many related names.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Franciscus is referenced by 20 other articles, and connects out to Francis of Assisi, Latin and Dutch.
It is catalogued under topics including Dutch masculine given names, Given names and Latin masculine given names.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
Show 6 more facts
- native label
- Franciscus
- Soundex
- F652
- Cologne phonetics
- 376888
- Caverphone
- FRNSSK
- Commons category
- Franciscus (given name)
via Wikidata · CC0
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology and meanings
- Francis of Assisi
- Modern usage
- People
- Chosen name
- Latinized name
- Given name
- Surname
- References
Franciscus is a Latin masculine given name, originally an epithet meaning "the Franks". It is also used as a surname. There are many related names.
==Etymology and meanings== The Medieval Latin word Francus or Franciscus, meant "belonging to the people of the Franks", a Germanic people of central Europe. The Franks derived their tribal name from a type of throwing axe that they used as a weapon during the early Middle Ages. The Franks were the only tribe who had rights of free citizens in the Middle Ages, so the term frank came to mean a free, sincere, or true. The word came from the Germanic word frankô (or franka), which referred to a weapon like a javelin or spear. Before this, in Proto-Germanic the word was sahsą, meaning "knife" or "dagger".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Franciscus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.