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Frances

American  
[fran-sis] / ˈfræn sɪs /

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from Francis.


Example Sentences

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A rough-edged neighborhood in 1979 Glasgow is the setting for Frances Crawford’s mystery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He joins Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson and Walter Brennan as the only male actors with three Oscars -- a feat also achieved by Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman, Frances McDormand and Katharine Hepburn, who won four.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

In late January, DeRemer was barred from the Frances Perkins Building, which is the headquarters of the Labor Department, in Washington, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Alice and Frances have moved hundreds of miles away from the village they lived in, but their pain remains with them.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Fortunately for the WCTU, it elected Frances Willard as its president.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler