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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 933 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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FRANCIS (
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Lat. Franciscus, Ital.
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Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr.
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Francois, Ger.
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Franz)  , a masculine proper name meaning " Frenchman." As a
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Christian name it originated with St
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Francis of
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Assisi, whose baptismal name was Giovanni, but who was called
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Francesco by his
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father on returning from a journeyin
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France . The
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saint's fame made the name exceedingly popular from his
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day onwards .

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