Francina or Francena is a common feminine

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as well as a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. Notable people with the name include

Given name Francina

Francina Armengol Francesca Lluch Armengol i Socias, known as Francina Armengol (born 11 August 1971 in Inca), is a Spanish politician from the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands. She has been the President of the Balearic Islands The president of the Bal ...

(born 1971), Spanish politician *Francina Elsje Blankers-Koen (1918 – 2004), Dutch track and field athlete known as

Fanny Blankers-Koen Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen (26 April 1918 – 25 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earn ...

Francina Broese Gunningh Francina Broese Gunningh, also known as Frans Gunningh Sloet (1783 - 1824),Francina Díaz Mestre Francina Díaz Mestre is a catwalk and photographic model, established in Barcelona, who worked in Spain and abroad in the 1960s and 70s. In 1982 she opened Spain's first modelling school everFashion Model DirectorFrancina models profile/ref> and b ...

, Spanish model *

Francina Margaretha van Huysum Francina Margaretha van Huysum (1707–1789), was a Dutch 18th-century flower painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography She was born in Amsterdam as the daughter of Jan van Huysum and probably assisted him with his work.Francina Pubill Francina Pubill Font (born on 8 August 1960) is a Spanish former football defender. She started her sports career as a basketball player for CB Olesa, Picadero JC and Club Cibes, but in 1983 she turned to football and she soon became a member ...

(born 1960), Spanish footballer *

Francina Sorabji Francina Ford Sorabji (''née'' Santya; 1833 — October 24, 1910) was an Indian educator. Early life Francina Santya was born to a family in southern India, and converted from Hinduism and lived with Christian missionaries as a young girl. She w ...

(1833 — 1910), Indian educator

Given name Francena

Francena McCorory Francena Lynette McCorory (born October 20, 1988) is a retired American track and field athlete, known primarily for running the 400 meters. She was the 2011 World bronze medalist in the 400 meters and was a member of the gold medal-winning 201 ...

(born 1988), American athlete * Francena H. Arnold (1888–1972), American novelist

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* Marc Francina (1948 – 2018), French politician

Given name Francina

Given name Francena

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