Forename François

Globally, François (François , فرانسوا , フランソワ , among others...) is a common masculine first name. The forename François is characteristic of Luxembourg, where it is a common male name, Cameroon, where it is quite a common primarily masculine, but very infrequently female name, and Belgium, where it is quite a common male name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in France, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Very seldom, François is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name François

name Francesc, name Fransois, name Francisc, name Françoise, name فرانسوا, name Fran, name Franko, name Frantz, name Frenklins, name Francesco, name 弗朗索瓦, name Francois, name Francisco, name Francis, name Fränk, name Franck, name Franková, name Frank, name Frans, name František, name Curro, name Franz, name Cesc, name Frañsez, name פרנסואה, name Fragiskos, name Fransous, name Français, name Franjo, name François, name Françoys, name Paco, name Francioso, name Franciscus, name Franciszek, name Francisque, name Francisko, name Fransisko, name Francus, name Franziskus, name Франсуа, name Jean-François, name フランソワ, name Fransoa, name I, name Frantziscu, name Currito, name Franklins, name Franco, name Franc, name Fañch, name Francés, name Frančesko, name Ferenc, name Franklin, name Frantzisko

VARIANT	COUNTRY
François	France, Cameroon, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast
فرانسوا	Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian Territory, Syria
フランソワ	Japan
Франсуа	Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
פרנסואה	Israel
弗朗索瓦	China

First names said to be same

Cesc, Currito, Curro, Fañch, Ferenc, Fragiskos, Fran, Franc, Francesc, Francesco, Francioso, Francis, Francisc, Francisco, Franciscus, Francisko, Francisque, Franciszek, Franck, Franco, Francois, Francus, Francés, Franjo, Frank, Franklin, Franklins, Franko, Franková, Frans, Fransisko, Fransoa, Fransois, Fransous, František, Frantz, Frantziscu, Frantzisko, Franz, Franziskus, Français, Françoise, Françoys, Frančesko, Frañsez, Frenklins, Fränk, I, Jean-François, Paco,

First name François in the context

François is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: François Birotteau , the Honoré de Balzac character, Le Curé de Tours; Jean-Marie-François Morhange , character in Atlantida; François Beille , character in The Victory of the Grande Armée; François de Hadoque , character in The Adventures of Tintin and François Lesbuche , and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	françois de meyronnes French philosopher, FR (b. 1285)
	françois de meez bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, FR (b. 1350)
	françois de conzié French archbishop, FR (b. 1356)
	françois ier de bretagne Duke of Brittany, FR (b. 1414)
	françois villon French poet and criminal, FR (b. 1431)
	françois ii de bretagne Duke of Brittany (1435-1488), FR (b. 1435)
	françois de montferrand FR (b. 1385)
	françois de surienne (b. 1398)
	françois de la rovère IT (b. 1450)
	françois prelati Italian priest and alchemist, IT (b. 1414)
	françois garin 15th-century French banker and writer, FR (b. 1414)
	françois ii de mantoue Marquess of Mantua, FR (b. 1466)
	françois phébus King of Navarre (1467-1483), FR (b. 1467)
	françois fradin French printer-bookseller, FR (b. 1470)
	françois de bourbon-vendôme Count of Vendôme, FR (b. 1470)