Francis (fran-sis, furanshisu)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Francis by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Francis are only correct for you if you pronounce Francis as fran-sis. That is the name Francis (when pronounced fran-sis) in Japanese katakana is フランシス with the romaji furanshisu.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Francis in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Francis is wanted. Francis in hiragana is ふらんしす.

Translations You Can Trust Look up Francis in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Francis. People using this exact same translation are Francis Capra (フランシス・キャプラ), Francis Ford Coppola (フランシス・フォード・コッポラ), Arlene Francis (アーリーン・フランシス), Clive Francis (クライヴ・フランシス) and Francis Guinan (フランシス・ガイナン). The popular Japanese site Movie Walker also show celebrities named Francis that use this translation to Japanese.

The name Francis means "France" which in kanji is 仏蘭西 which is read furansu.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name Francis then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Francis that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name Francis.

The name Francis is from the French. The name Francis may also be taken to mean Freedom (jiyuu). Learn more about the etymology of Francis at BehindTheName. Francis's meaning can also be confirmed on page 122 in The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch. Francis's meaning can also be confirmed on page 10 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.