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Francien
Francien may refer to: * Francien language * Francien, feminine given name, Dutch version of the name Francine, borne by: ** Francien de Zeeuw Sub-lieutenant, Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse Francien de Zeeuw (Terneuzen, 19 May 1922 – Middenbeemster, 8 September 2015) was a Dutch resistance fighter during the Second World War and the first female member of the Dutch armed forces. ... (1922–2015), Dutch resistance fighter during World War II ** Francien van Tuinen (born 1971), Dutch jazz singer ** Francien Huurman (born 1975), Dutch volleyball player ** Francien Giraudi (born 1949), British philanthropist See also * Francian (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francien Language
Francien (), also anglicized as Francian (), is a 19th-century term in linguistics that was applied to the French dialect that was spoken during the Middle Ages in the regions of Île-de-France (with Paris at its centre), Orléanais, as well as Touraine, Berry, and Bourbonnais before the establishment of the French language as a standard language.Lodge, R. Anthony : 2004. ''A Sociolinguistic History of Parisian French''. Cambridge University Press. 290 pagesPage 63Abalain, Hervé : 2007. Le français et les langues historiques de la France. Éditions Jean-paul Gisserot, p. 154, « l’orléanais, le tourangeau �� le berrichon, le bourbonnais, le parler d’Île-de-France sont des variations d’une même langue devenue le français standard »Abalain 2007, p. 154. According to one theory of the development of French, Francien was chosen out of all the competing ''oïl'' languages as an official language ( Norman and Picard being the main competitors in the medieval peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francien Van Tuinen
Francien van Tuinen (born 29 March 1971) is a Dutch jazz singer. In 1998, she graduated from the Prince Claus Conservatoire in Groningen Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of .... Discography * 1998: ''Tuindance'' (VIA Records) * 2002: ''Despina's Eye'' (Culture Records Benelux) * 2003: ''A Perfect Blue Day'' * 2005: ''Muzyka'' (BMCD) * 2009: ''Daytrippers'' (Red Sauce Records) References External linksOfficial Site Dutch jazz singers Dutch wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francien De Zeeuw
Sub-lieutenant, Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse Francien de Zeeuw (Terneuzen, 19 May 1922 – Middenbeemster, 8 September 2015) was a Dutch resistance fighter during the Second World War and the first female member of the Dutch armed forces. Life De Zeeuw was the middle of three children born to a house painter from Terneuzen in the Netherlands. She gained employment as a telephone operator and, following the Battle of the Netherlands, German invasion of the Netherlands, she was in a position to over-hear military telephone traffic. She provided information to the resistance network and also operated as a courier, carrying ration stamps and firearms. She was detained on several occasions and, in 1944, evaded capture by moving through the front lines to meet up with Canadian forces. A woman's service of the Royal Dutch Navy, (known as ''Marva'') was established on 31 October 1944 and de Zeeuw is acknowledged as its first recruit. She served in the Far-East for three years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francien Giraudi
Francien Giraudi (born 25 June 1949 in London) is the founding president of a Monegasgue association which helps the sick children of Monaco and the region Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur. Currently living in Monaco, she is a member of UNICEF. Active and committed to the Monegasque community, she received the title of Woman of the Year in 2014.In October 2018 she created "The Frankie Foundation for children" based in London who develops ways to improve lives of sick and disabled children of England and Wales and registered with the Charity Commission N°1180488. Family From a family of restaurateurs on the side of her maternal grandparents, of an English housewife mother and of a Dutch father Fons Lobker, journalist and artist painter. After the separation of her parents at the age of 5, Francien lived with her grandmother in London and graduated from St. Mary's College in London in 1967. Then, worked at "Burberry" as a performer for 3 years. In 1973 during one of her travels in It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francien Huurman
Francien Huurman (born 18 April 1975 in Pijnacker, South Holland) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as a middle-blocker. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 in Ningbo, PR China. On 21 November 2011 Hitachi Rivale is a women's volleyball team based in Hitachinaka city, Ibaraki, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of J ... announced her joining. References External links FIVB Profile 1975 births Living people Dutch women's volleyball players People from Pijnacker-Nootdorp Middle blockers Expatriate volleyball players in Japan Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Japan Volleyball players from South Holland Dutch expatriate volleyball players in Italy {{Netherlands-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine
:''This is a disambiguation page for the common name Francine.'' Francine is a female given name. The name is of French origin. The name Francine was most popular in France itself during the 1940s (Besnard & Desplanques, 2003), and was well used in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s (Evans, 2006). Short forms are Fran and Frannie. Translations * Afrikaans: Francine * Catalan: Francina * Danish: Frandsine * Dutch: Francien * English: Frankie * Filipino: Franxine * French: Françoise * German: Franziska * Italian: Francesca * Norwegian: Frances * Polish: Franciszka * Portuguese: Francesa, Francisca * Slovak: Frantiska * Spanish: Francisca * Zulu: Rancina Persons * Francine Bergé (born 1938), French film and stage actress * Francine Descartes (1635–1640), René Descartes' daughter * Francine Diaz (born 2004), Filipina teen actress and model * Francine Fournier (born 1972), professional wrestler * Francine Gaudet (born 1948), Canadian politician * Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |