First names in Hebrew

First name Francis: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פרנסיס

Gematria value: 460

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Francis is written פרנסיס

Francis comes from the Latin Franciscus, "Frenchman", from the same root as Frank.

Meaning and origin

What does Francis mean?

Meaning: "a Frank", "free, sincere"
Origin: Germanic

Frank comes from the Franks, the Germanic people whose name came to mean "free" and "sincere", the sense still found in the English word "frank". It is also a short form of Francis, from the Latin Franciscus, "Frenchman", and of Franklin, "free landholder". Frankie is its pet form.

Gematria

Francis = 460

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. פרנסיס has 6 letters:

• פthe letter Pe80
• רthe letter Resh200
• נthe letter Nun50
• סthe letter Samekh60
• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total460

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter Samekh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Francis, from פ to ס:

פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס׃

“Peres: your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and the Persians.”

Daniel 5:28

The book of your first name

Francis, in nine pages

• Francis, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Francis
• Francis, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Francis in three answers

How do you write Francis in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Francis is written פרנסיס. Francis comes from the Latin Franciscus, "Frenchman", from the same root as Frank.

What is the gematria value of Francis?
Written פרנסיס, Francis is worth 460: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Francis mean?
A Frank", "free, sincere (origin: Germanic). Frank comes from the Franks, the Germanic people whose name came to mean "free" and "sincere", the sense still found in the English word "frank". It is also a short form of Francis, from the Latin Franciscus, "Frenchman", and of Franklin, "free landholder". Frankie is its pet form.