Name Faguo Type Country Usage Chinese Scripts 法国(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /fä.kwɔ/ Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Chinese 法 (Fǎ), a shortened form of 法兰西 (Fǎlánxī) or (Fàlánxī), a poetic name for France, and 国 (guó) meaning "country". This is the modern Chinese name for France.