How do you pronounce Frainc?

Frainc is pronounced “FRANK”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Frainc mean?

Frainc means a pet form of Proinsias (Francis).

Is Frainc a boy's or a girl's name?

Frainc is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How else is Frainc spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Franc, Frank. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Boy's name

Frainc

“FRANK”

a pet form of Proinsias (Francis)

FrancFrank

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

The Irish Frank: Woulfe lists it simply as the pet form of Francis, and sends the reader on to Proinnsias.

Meanings follow Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names and Woulfe; pronunciations give the commonest Irish-English form. Know this name better — a dialect pronunciation, a family tradition? Tell us. · All Irish names A–Z