Francis A. Feeley

What’s In a Name?

Francis Etymology & Meaning

From the Latin “Franciscus”

Means “Frenchman”

Saint Francis of Assisi

13th Century Italy

(1181-1226 C.E.)Franciscan OrderPatron Saint of

animals, the environment, and Italy

Popularity: FrancisWidespread use in Western Europe

during the Middle Ages due to popularity of Saint Francis of Assisi

Became common in Britain in 16th Century

Popularity: FrancisHas declined in popularity in U.S. over the last

century: 33rd most popular male name for new

babies in 1909656th most popular male name for new

babies in 2009

Ranks as 127th most common male first name U.S. with 196,000 males

NicknamesFrancis Nicknames:FrankFran

Francisco NicknamesPanchoPacoPacho

NicknamesMY NicknamesZa ZaAndyFranPancho PanteraFrancitodon FranciscoPaco Feliz

Famous People With My Name

Sir Francis Drake

(1540-1595) –

Explorer and admiral

Famous People With My Name

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) –

Philosopher and Scientist

Famous People With My Name

Fran Allison

of

“Kukla, Fran and Ollie”

Famous People With My Name

NFL Hall of Famer

Fran Tarkenton

Famous People With My Name

Fran Drescher

of

“The Nanny”

Feeley Etymology and Meaning Originated in Ireland Gaelic name “Mac

Fithcheallaigh” “Fithcheallaigh” means

“chess player” Variations include

Feally, Fealy, Feely, Fehilly, Fehley, Feley, O’Feeley, and others

Feeley: PopularityFairly uncommon 8,299th most

common surname.001% 2,500 Feeleys

How I Was Given My NameNamed

after my father

Francis

Xavier

FeeleyMy mother

used a book

Something Special About My Name

I enjoy having a range of names and nicknames that people call me – from Za Za to Andy to Francis to Fran to Pancho to don Francisco to Paco Feliz.

As a result I enjoy creating nicknames for people in my life.

Something I Learned in the Interview

My parents were going to name me Jean Ann if I was a girl.

They later used those names for my younger sisters Ann Margaret and Catherine Jean.

My cousin Mary Ann Feeley who lived upstairs was about 1 ½ years old when I was born. Her pronunciation of my name gave me my nickname Za Za.

How I Feel About My Name…

I feel proud to follow in the footsteps of a father who knows how to enjoy life!