Fr.

See also: fr, Fr, FR, Fr⁺⁶, and fr.

English

Alternative forms

• Fr
• FR

Proper noun

Fr.

1. (law) Abbreviation of France.
2. Abbreviation of Friday.

Usage notes

(France): This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Geographical Terms: Foreign countries and regions", Table T10.3, p. 438-443.

Noun

Fr.

1. Abbreviation of Father, a title given to priests.
   • 2017 December 16, “These priests were martyred for refusing to violate the seal of confession”, in Catholic News Agency‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 December 2025:

     There, a Franciscan friar named Andrés Ivars asked that Fr. Císcar hear his confession before the friar was executed be firing squad.

Usage notes

In formal contexts, Rev. is often preferred.

Translations

abbreviation of title given to priests

• French: P. (fr) m
• Polish: ks. (pl) m

Anagrams

• R&F, RF, rf

Alemannic German

Noun

Fr.

1. abbreviation of Franke (“(Swiss) franc”)

Dutch

Proper noun

Fr.

1. abbreviation of Frans

German

Noun

Fr.

1. abbreviation of Frau (“Mistress, Mrs, woman, wife”)
2. abbreviation of Freitag (“Friday”)
3. abbreviation of Franken (“(Swiss) franc”)

See also

(Frau): Frl.

(Freitag): Mo., Di., Mi., Do., Sa., So.

Further reading

• “Fr.” in Duden online