{{Infobox given name | name = Ferenc | pronunciation = | gender = masculine | feminine = Franciska | meaning = Free man | language = Hungarian | languageorigin = Latin | region = Medieval Italy | nickname = Feri, Ferkó | variant forms = | related names = | cognate = Francis | anglicisation = Francis | name day = October 4, December 3 | popularity = }}
'''Ferenc''' ({{IPA|hu|ˈfɛrɛnt͡s}}) is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include: * Ferenc Batthyány (1497–1566), Hungarian magnate and general * Ferenc Bene (1944–2006), Hungarian footballer * Ferenc Berényi (1927–2004), Hungarian artist * Ferenc Bessenyei (1919–2004), Hungarian actor * Ferenc Csik (1913–1945), Hungarian swimmer * Ferenc Deák (politician) (1803–1876), Hungarian statesman, Minister of Justice * Ferenc Deák (footballer) (1922–1998), Hungarian footballer * Ferenc Erkel (c. 1810–1893), Hungarian composer and conductor * Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1713–1770), Hungarian nobleman * Ferenc Farkas (Jesuit priest) (1742–1807), Hungarian Jesuit priest * Ferenc Farkas (Zala county auditor) (1838–1908), Hungarian nobleman * Ferenc Farkas (1905–2000), Hungarian composer * Ferenc Fekete (1914–1981), Hungarian cinematographer * Ferenc Fricsay (1914–1963), Hungarian conductor * Ferenc Gyurcsány (born 1961), Hungarian Prime Minister * Ferenc Karinthy (1921–1992), Hungarian writer and translator * Ferenc Kölcsey (1790–1838), Hungarian poet, literary critic, orator, politician * Ferenc Koncz (1959–2020), Hungarian politician * Ferenc Liszt (1811–1886), Hungarian composer and conductor known as Franz Liszt * Ferenc Mádl (1931–2011), Hungarian legal scholar, politician, professor * Ferenc Mohácsi (1929–2025), Hungarian sprint canoeist * Ferenc Molnár (1878–1952), Hungarian author * Ferenc Móra (1879–1934), Hungarian novelist, journalist, and museologist * Ferenc Nádasdy (1555–1604), Hungarian nobleman, soldier, politician * Ferenc Paragi (1953–2016), Hungarian track and field athlete * Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006), Hungarian footballer * Ferenc Rados (1934–2025), Hungarian pianist * Ferenc Szekeres (born 1947), Hungarian long-distance runner * Ferenc Szálasi (1897–1946), Hungarian politician, the leader of the Arrow Cross Party * Ferenc Weisz (1885–1943), Hungarian footballer * Paul Ferenc, fictional character in ''Far Cry 2'' * Alžbeta Ferencová (born 1991), Slovak musician, actress and model {{Given name|Ferenc}}
== Ferencz == '''Ferencz''' is an old spelling of "Ferenc": * Ferenc Gyulay (1799–1868), Austrian-Hungarian nobleman * {{ill|Ferencz Jámbor|hu|Jámbor Ferencz}} (born 1973) * Ferenc József, Prince Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya (1767–1826), Hungarian nobleman * Steven ''(István)'' Ferencz Udvar-Házy, billionaire businessman * Ben Ferencz (1920–2023), American lawyer * {{ill|István Ferencz|hu|Ferencz István}} (born 1944), Hungarian architect * Károly Ferencz (1913–1984), Hungarian Olympic sport wrestler * {{ill|László Ferencz|hu|Ferencz László (vegyészmérnök)}} (born 1961), Hungarian chemical engineer * Réka Ferencz (born 1989), birthname of Romanian biathlete Réka Forika
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== See also == * Ferenci (disambiguation)
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