Francesc as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Francesc

What is the meaning of the name Francesc ?

The baby name Francesc is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced fran-SESK.

Francesc is Catalan, Latin in Origin.

Francesc is the Catalan form of Latin Franciscus, first recorded as a medieval Latin byname rather than an ancient Roman praenomen. The name rests on Francus, the Latin word for a Frank, from the Germanic tribal name of the Franks; the suffix -iscus forms an adjective or ethnic label. Its literal sense is Frankish person or Frenchman, reflecting how Frank and French became linked in medieval western Europe.

In Catalan-speaking areas, especially Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, Francesc has long stood beside Spanish Francisco and French François. The name gained much of its European reach after Saint Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone and called Francesco, founded the Franciscan order in the thirteenth century. Catalan diminutive Cesc is familiar; broader cognates include Francesco, Francis, Franz, Frans, Ferenc, and František. In the United States, Francesc appears only sporadically, usually reflecting Catalan or Hispanic family connections.