Etymology

Proper noun

2. , a rare spelling variant of Frances

Quotations

• ~1591 William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet: Act V, Scene III:

  Saint Francis be my speed! how oft tonight

  Have my old feet stumbled at graves!

• 1820 Leigh Hunt, Names, The Indicator, No. XVIII, February 9th, 1820:

  Francis is one of the pleasantest names in use. It has a fine open air with it, - a sound correspondent to its sense.