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'''France''' is both a ] and a ], ] or ] ]. In France, it may derive from an ethnic name for an inhabitant of the country, a variant is ''Lafrance''. In the Czech Republic, the surname may relate to the word ''Franc''. In Slovenia "France" may derive from the ] "France", a ] form of "Francišek", ] "Franciscus" ("Francis"). It may also be an ] spelling of the ] surname "]".<ref name="Ancestry.com">{{citation |contribution=France Family History |contribution-url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=france |title=] |accessdate=7 April 2017 }}.</ref> '''France''' is both a ] and a ], ] or ] ]. In France, it may derive from an ethnic name for an inhabitant of the country; a variant is ''Lafrance''. In the Czech Republic, the surname may relate to the word ''Franc''. In Slovenia, ''France'' may derive from the ] "France", a ] form of "Francišek", ] ''Franciscus'' ("Francis"). It may also be an ] spelling of the ] surname "]".<ref name="Ancestry.com">{{citation |contribution=France Family History |contribution-url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=france |title=] |access-date=7 April 2017 }}.</ref>


== Male name == == Male name ==

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France is both a given name and a French, Czech or Slovene surname. In France, it may derive from an ethnic name for an inhabitant of the country; a variant is Lafrance. In the Czech Republic, the surname may relate to the word Franc. In Slovenia, France may derive from the personal name "France", a vernacular form of "Francišek", Latin Franciscus ("Francis"). It may also be an Americanized spelling of the German surname "Franz".

Male name

In Slovenia, France is a male name, a variant of the name Franciscus.

Female name

In French-speaking countries, France may be a woman's first name.

Surname

Related surnames

  • Lafrance

References

  1. "France Family History", Ancestry.com, retrieved 7 April 2017.
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