1. Francis A. Feeley What’s In a Name?

2. Francis Etymology & Meaning From the Latin “Franciscus” Means “Frenchman”

3. Saint Francis of Assisi 13 th Century Italy (1181-1226 C.E.) Franciscan Order Patron Saint of animals, the environment, and Italy

4. Popularity: Francis Widespread use in Western Europe during the Middle Ages due to popularity of Saint Francis of Assisi Became common in Britain in 16 th Century

5. Popularity: Francis Has declined in popularity in U.S. over the last century:  33 rd most popular male name for new babies in 1909  656 th most popular male name for new babies in 2009 Ranks as 127 th most common male first name U.S. with 196,000 males

6. Nicknames Francis Nicknames: Frank Fran Francisco Nicknames Pancho Paco Pacho

7. Nicknames MY Nicknames Za Za Andy Fran Pancho Pantera Francito don Francisco Paco Feliz

8. Famous People With My Name Sir Francis Drake (1540-1595) – Explorer and admiral

9. Famous People With My Name Francis Bacon (1561-1626) – Philosopher and Scientist

10. Famous People With My Name Fran Allison of “Kukla, Fran and Ollie”

11. Famous People With My Name NFL Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton

12. Famous People With My Name Fran Drescher of “The Nanny”

13. 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

14. Feeley: Popularity Fairly uncommon 8,299 th most common surname.001% 2,500 Feeleys

15. How I Was Given My Name Named after my father Francis Xavier Feeley My mother used a book

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. How I Feel About My Name… I feel proud to follow in the footsteps of a father who knows how to enjoy life!