What is the name meaning of FRANCE. Phrases containing FRANCE
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FRANCE
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Italian
Feminine form of Italian Francesca, FRANCESCA means "French."
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English
English : probably of Norman origin, a habitational name from any of the places in northern France called Mailly.
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English
English : status name for a mayor, Middle English, Old French mair(e) (from Latin maior ‘greater’, ‘superior’; compare Mayor). In France the title denoted various minor local officials, and the same is true of Scotland (see Mair 1). In England, however, the term was normally restricted to the chief officer of a borough, and the surname may have been given not only to a citizen of some standing who had held this office, but also as a nickname to a pompous or officious person.German and Dutch : variant of Meyer 1.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Meyer 2.
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French (western) : from a pet form of Martin 1.English : habitational name from Martineau in France. The name was also taken to England by Huguenot refugees in the 17th century (see below).Harriet Martineau (1802–76), the English writer, was the daughter of a Norwich manufacturer. She was descended from a family of French Huguenots who owned land around Poitou and Touraine in the 15th century. They included a number of surgeons in the 17th century. In the 19th century a branch of the family was firmly established in Birmingham, England; others went to North America.
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meaning 'From France' or 'free one'.
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Shakespearean
All's Well That Ends Well.' The King of France. 'Tragedy of King Lear' King of France.
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English
English : occupational name for someone who produced or used malt for brewing, from an agent derivative of Middle English malt ‘malt’, ‘germinated barley’ (Old English mealt).English (of Norman origin) : according to Reaney, a habitational name from some place in France called Maleterre, from Old French male terre ‘bad land’ (Latin mala terra).German : metonymic occupational name for a grain measurer or a maker of grain measures, or for a miller, from Middle High German malter, a measure of grain.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
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English
Short form of English Francis, FRANCE means "French."
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English and Irish (of Norman origin), and French
English and Irish (of Norman origin), and French : habitational name from any of various places in France called Mann(e)ville (from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2) + Old French ville ‘settlement’) or Magneville (from Old French magne ‘great’ + ville ‘settlement’).
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English French Shakespearean
Modern variants of Frances meaning From France or free one.
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English variant spelling of French Francine, FRANCENE means "French."
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American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Latin, Swedish, Teutonic
A Free Woman; Frenchman; From France
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English and Scottish (of Norman origin) and French
English and Scottish (of Norman origin) and French : habitational name from any of various places in northern France which get their names from the Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius + the locative suffix -acum.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Marcy in La Manche. This surname is preserved in the English place name Stondon Massey.English : from a pet form of Matthew.Altered spelling of French Massé (see Masse 4).
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Italian
Italian form of Latin Franciscus, FRANCESCO means "French."
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English
Feminine form of English Francis, FRANCES means "French."
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French
Pet form of French Françoise, FRANCETTE means "French."
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French
meaning 'From France' or 'free one'.
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American, Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German
Free; From France
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Free; From France; Frenchwoman; Free One
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English and Scottish (of Norman origin) and French
English and Scottish (of Norman origin) and French : habitational name from any of various places named Malpas, because of the difficulty of the terrain, from Old French mal pas ‘bad passage’ (Latin malus passus). It is a common French minor place name, and places in Cheshire, Cornwall, Gwent, and elsewhere in England were given this name by Norman settlers. A place in Rousillon (southeastern France) that had this name in the 12th century was subsequently renamed Bonpas for the sake of a better omen.
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An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, written by Pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected, and abridged by St. Gregory, in which were contained the rites for Mass, the sacraments, the dedication of churches, and other ceremonies. There are several ancient books of the same kind in France and Germany.
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An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government.
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A white wine made in the district of Sauterne, France.
v. i.
To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France.
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A labiate shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis) with narrow grayish leaves, growing native in the southern part of France, Spain, and Italy, also in Asia Minor and in China. It has a fragrant smell, and a warm, pungent, bitterish taste. It is used in cookery, perfumery, etc., and is an emblem of fidelity or constancy.
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In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
v. i.
To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of France vary from those of England.
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In concert; with mutual cooperation; as, the allies made war upon France together.
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One of a school of poets who flourished from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, principally in Provence, in the south of France, and also in the north of Italy. They invented, and especially cultivated, a kind of lyrical poetry characterized by intricacy of meter and rhyme, and usually of a romantic, amatory strain.
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One of a school of poets who flourished in Northern France from the eleventh to the fourteenth century.
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Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a member stands while making an address; any place occupied by a public orator.
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An old measure of length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet.
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A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour of Europe; the tour of France or England.
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A gay, lively dance for one couple, -- said to have been borrowed from Provence in France.
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A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries.
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A seaport town in France.