France is both a
given name and a
French,
Czech or
Slovenesurname. 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",
LatinFranciscus ("Francis"). It may also be an
Americanized spelling of the
Germangiven or
surname "Franz".[1]
Male name
In Slovenia, France is a male name, a variant of the name
Franciscus.
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