Gender: Female
Pronunciation: F R AE N S IH S B ER N IY
Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. In 1786–1790 she held the post of "Keeper of the Robes" to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's queen. In 1793, aged 41, she married a French exile, General Alexandre d'Arblay. After a long writing career and wartime travels that stranded her in France for over a decade, she settled in Bath, England, where she died on 6 January 1840. The first of her four novels, Evelina (1778), was the most successful and remains her most highly regarded, followed by Cecilia (1782). Most of her stage plays were not performed in her lifetime. She wrote a memoir of her father (1832) and many letters and journals that have been gradually published since 1889, forty-nine years after her death.
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On the name Frances Burney, Frances means Free Man. Burney means Lives on the Brook Island, Form of Birney, Island of the Brook, Bear, Brown.
The name Frances Burney is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Frances is commonly found in United States of America, United Kingdom, Ireland, and 83 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: F R AE N S IH S B ER N IY
F: Pronounce as in "fish" (F IH SH)
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
IH: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
B: Pronounce as in "big" (B IH G)
ER: Pronounce as in "bird" (B ER D)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
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At NamesLook, the name Frances is recorded 19,827 times globally, ranking it as the 3,201th most common name worldwide.
Frances is most prevalent in United States of America, with 7,692 occurrences, making it the 673th most popular name in the country.
In Ireland, the name Frances is found among 1 in every 61 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #673 | 1 : 235 |
| United Kingdom | #388 | 1 : 115 |
| Ireland | #207 | 1 : 61 |
| South Africa | #1,976 | 1 : 2,364 |
| Canada | #789 | 1 : 515 |
| Nigeria | #1,902 | 1 : 2,105 |
| Hong Kong | #692 | 1 : 893 |
| Italy | #4,571 | 1 : 3,766 |
| Netherlands | #2,192 | 1 : 1,405 |
| Germany | #2,141 | 1 : 1,509 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Frances from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. In 1786–1790 she held the post of "Keeper of the Robes" to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's queen. In 1793, aged 41, she married a French exile, General Alexandre d'Arblay. After a long writing career and wartime travels that stranded her in France for over a decade, she settled in Bath, England, where she died on 6 January 1840. The first of her four novels, Evelina (1778), was the most successful and remains her most highly regarded, followed by Cecilia (1782). Most of her stage plays were not performed in her lifetime. She wrote a memoir of her father (1832) and many letters and journals that have been gradually published since 1889, forty-nine years after her death.
Frances Burney (1776–1828) was an English playwright and governess, named for her famous aunt.
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