Nickname For: Francis

Narrative: It is the name of a Western European country. The Franks, a Germanic tribe, established and named the nation during the Middle Ages, while providing some of its most famous early rulers, including Clovis I, Charles Martel, Pepin the Short and finally Charlemagne.

It is believed the Franks were themselves named after their favorite weapon, a short spear called the franca. The right to carry this spear might have been a mark of status in the tribe, because ''free man'' is another definition for this name.

Popularity: The name France ranked 2486th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: It is the name of a Western European country. The Franks, a Germanic tribe, established and named the nation during the Middle Ages, while providing some of its most famous early rulers, including Charles Martel, Pepin the Short and Charlemagne.

It is believed the Franks were themselves named after their favorite weapon, a short spear called the franca. The right to carry this spear might have been a mark of status in the tribe, because ''free man'' is another definition for this name.