Frances
Frances is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Free one; from France.
What Frances means
Free one; from France.
Frances sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Frances comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Frances is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Frances?
Frances sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Frances
We group Frances under French and the long-established classics — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Frances
These share Frances's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Francis — Free one; Frenchman.
- Adeline — Noble; of noble kind.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Eloise — Healthy and wide; famous warrior.
- Francesca — Free one; from France.
- Genevieve — Of the tribe of women.
- Amelie — Industrious and hardworking.
- Odette — Wealthy.
- Antoine — Priceless; praiseworthy.
- Aurelia — The golden one.
- Beatrice — She who brings happiness.
- Camila — Perfect, unblemished.
More Latin names
- Florence — Flourishing; in bloom.
- Francis — Free one; Frenchman.
- Flora — Flower; goddess of spring.
- Gaius — To rejoice.
- Flavia — Golden; fair-haired.
- Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
- Fidelis — Faithful.
- Honor — Honesty and high respect.
- Felix — Happy, fortunate, lucky.
- Horatio — Keeper of the hours.