Frances

Frances is an English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the Franks who were named for the francisca, the axe they used in battle. Notable people and characters with the name include: People known as Frances Frances, Countess of Périgord (died 1481) Frances of Rome (1384–1440), Italian saint, mystic, organizer of charitable services and Benedictine oblate who founded a religious community of oblates Frances (musician) (born 1993), British singer and songwriter People with the given name Frances Atkins, British chef Frances Barkman (1885–1946), Russian-born Australian schoolteacher and Jewish community worker Frances Catherine Barnard (1796–1869), English author Frances Elizabeth Barrow (1822–1894), American children's writer Frances Estill Beauchamp (1860–1923), American temperance activist, social reformer, lecturer Frances Black (born 1960), Irish singer Frances (Fanny) Brawne (1800–1865), fiancée of Romantic poet John Keats Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924), English playwright and author Frances Burney (1752–1840), English novelist, diarist and playwright Frances E. Burns (1866–1937), American social leader and business executive Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850–1917), Italian-American Roman Catholic nun and saint Frances Boyd Calhoun (1867–1909), American author Frances Manwaring Caulkins (1795–1869), American historian, genealogist, author Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde (1567–1633), English noblewoman and Irish countess Frances Hyde, Countess of Clarendon (c.