At a Glance: Name: Franciszek – Meaning: a Frank (Polish form of Francesco) – Origin: Polish (borrowed from Italian Francesco) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: frahn-CHEE-shek
Franciszek is a Polish (borrowed from Italian Francesco) boy's name meaning “a Frank (Polish form of Francesco)”. It appears in our list of 50+ *Best* Boy Names That Start with F.
Meaning & Origin of Franciszek
Meaning: A Frank (Polish form of Francesco).
Origin: Polish (borrowed from Italian Francesco).
A common claim: widely glossed as "free one" Actually: "Free" is a later sense of frank/franc, not the original meaning of the Frankish ethnonym.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Franciszek
Phonetic: frahn-CHEE-shek IPA: /frɑːnˈtʃiːʃɛk/
Popularity of Franciszek
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1917–2024.
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