Happy Birthday Frances Personalized Card
– Happy birthday to you Frances! I wish you a very special day, sending this Happy Birthday Frances personalized card to you. This named card was specially designed for Frances’s birthday. Dear Frances, I wish you a bright and beautiful day on your special day.
Frances Given Name Meaning & History
GENDER: Feminine, USAGE: English, PRONOUNCED: FRAN-sis. Feminine form of FRANCIS. The distinction between Francis as a masculine name and Frances as a feminine name did not arise until the 17th century. A notable bearer was Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917), a social worker and the first American to be canonized. Origin Latin: From France, free one; feminine form of Francis. — This name derives from the Medieval Latin “Francus / Franciscus”, meaning “Franco, belonging to the people of the Franks”. In turn, the name derives from the Germanic “*frankô / *franka”, meaning “javelin, spear”. Ultimately the name is a derivative of the Proto-Germanic “*sahsą”, meaning “knife, dagger”.
Franks, in medieval times, were the only people to enjoy the rights of free citizens, the term “frank” taking the meaning of “free man, sincere or truthful”. The term was then associated with the proper name since the ninth century. Originally it refers to a Germanic people, who derived their tribal name from the type of axe they used. The Francisca (or Francesca) is a throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a characteristic national weapon at the time of the Merovingians from about 500 to 750 and is known to have been used during the reign of Charlemagne (768–814).
Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers, followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares. Frances originates in the Latin language and means “woman from France”. It is a feminine form of Francis. Frances was the name of the 19th-century saint as well as the name of a famous 1982 film, starring Jessica Lange. As a feminine given name, it has been fairly popular in the United States. Famous Frances: Frances Cleveland – U.S. First Lady in the 19th century, Frances McDormand – actress, Frances Bavier – actress, Frances Dee – actress.
