Frans

See also: frans and Frañs

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Frans.

Proper noun

Frans (plural Franses)

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Frans is the 37848th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Frans is most common among White (86.71%) individuals.

Further reading


Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Frans (attributive Franse, not comparable)

  1. French

Noun

Frans (uncountable)

  1. French

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Franz.

Proper noun

Frans

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frɑns/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Frans
  • Rhymes: -ɑns

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch fransch, from fransoys, from Old French françois, from Medieval Latin franciscus, from Late Latin Francus.

Adjective

Frans (comparative Franser, superlative meest Frans or Franst)

  1. French
Inflection
Inflection of Frans
uninflected Frans
inflected Franse
comparative Franser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial FransFranserhet Franst
het Franste
indefinite m./f. sing. FranseFransereFranste
n. sing. FransFranserFranste
plural FranseFransereFranste
definite FranseFransereFranste
partitive FransFransers
Alternative forms
  • Fransch (obsolete)
Descendants
  • Kwinti: frans
  • Sranan Tongo: Frans
    • Caribbean Javanese: Peras

Proper noun

Frans n

  1. French (language)
Alternative forms
  • Fransch (obsolete)
Derived terms

Proper noun

Frans m

  1. a male given name
Descendants

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately, from Latin Franciscus.

Proper noun

Frans m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

  • son of Frans: Fransson
  • daughter of Frans: Fransdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Frans
Accusative Frans
Dative Fransi
Genitive Frans

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Frans < Franciscus (French).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɑns/, [ˈfrɑns̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑns
  • Syllabification(key): Frans

Proper noun

Frans

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Declension

Inflection of Frans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Frans Fransit
genitive Fransin Fransien
partitive Fransia Franseja
illative Fransiin Franseihin
singular plural
nominative Frans Fransit
accusative nom. Frans Fransit
gen. Fransin
genitive Fransin Fransien
partitive Fransia Franseja
inessive Fransissa Franseissa
elative Fransista Franseista
illative Fransiin Franseihin
adessive Fransilla Franseilla
ablative Fransilta Franseilta
allative Fransille Franseille
essive Fransina Franseina
translative Fransiksi Franseiksi
instructive Fransein
abessive Fransitta Franseitta
comitative Franseineen
Possessive forms of Frans (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person Fransini Fransimme
2nd person Fransisi Fransinne
3rd person Fransinsa

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French France.

Proper noun

Frans

  1. France

Icelandic

Proper noun

Frans m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Declension


Norwegian

Etymology

From German Franz.

Proper noun

Frans

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Swedish

Etymology

From German Franz.

Proper noun

Frans c (genitive Frans)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis
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