Type Word Usage Ancient Roman Meaning & History Latin word referring to the Frisian people, possibly from Germanic *frisaz meaning "curly". Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Surname DescendantsFriis(Danish) De Vries(Dutch) Fries(German) Friis(Norwegian) Friis(Swedish) Place Name DescendantsFriesland(Dutch) Frisia(English) Fryslân(Frisian) Frieslande(German) Frisia(Late Roman)