At a Glance: Name: Francoise – Meaning: a Frank (French feminine form of Francis) – Origin: French – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: frahn-SWAHZ
Francoise is a French girl's name meaning “a Frank (French feminine form of Francis)”. It appears in our list of 50+ *Beautiful* Girl Names That Start with F.
Meaning & Origin of Francoise
Meaning: A Frank (French feminine form of Francis).
Origin: French.
A common claim: often glossed as "free one", following the common Francis-family gloss Actually: "Free" is a later sense of the word frank/franc, not the original meaning of the underlying ethnonym — Françoise more directly means "a Frank," as the French feminine form of Francis.
How to Pronounce Francoise
Phonetic: frahn-SWAHZ IPA: /frɑːnˈswɑːz/
Popularity of Francoise
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1917–2023.
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