Francesca is an Italian female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, derived from the Latin male name '' Franciscus'' meaning 'the Frenchman' It is widely used in most Romance languages, including Italian,

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

and Catalan, and place of origin is Italy. It is derived from the same source as the female name '' Frances'', and the male names '' Francesc'', '' Francesco'' and ''

Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural M ...

''.

People named Francesca

Daniel Francesca Daniel Francesca (born December 27, 1993), better known as dafran, is a Danish Twitch video game streamer and former professional ''Overwatch'' player. As an esports competitor, Francesca represented Selfless Gaming before being suspended from ...

, Danish esports player *

Francesca Alderisi Francesca Alderisi (born 29 March 1968) is an Italian politician and television presenter. Since 2018, she has been a Senator from Forza Italia representing North and Central America. Biography Born in Treviso of Campania parents, she grew up ...

, Italian television presenter and politician *

Francesca Allinson Francesca Allinson (born Enid Ellen Pulvermacher Allinson; 20 August 1902 – 7 April 1945) was an English writer, musician and puppeteer. She was the youngest child of the pioneering physician and wholemeal bread entrepreneur Dr Thomas All ...

, English author and musician *

Francesca Annis Francesca Annis (born 14 May 1945) is an English actress. She is known for television roles in '' Reckless'' (1998), ''Wives and Daughters'' (1999), ''Deceit'' (2000), and '' Cranford'' (2007). A six-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, she won the 1979 ...

, British actress * Julia Francesca Barretto, Filipino actress * Francesca Battistelli, American Christian musician * Francesca Beard, Malaysian

performance poet Performance poetry is a broad term, encompassing a variety of styles and genres. In brief, it is poetry that is specifically composed for or during a performance before an audience. During the 1980s, the term came into popular usage to describe ...

Francesca Caccini Francesca Caccini (; 18 September 1587 – after 1641) was an Italian composer, singer, lutenist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era. She was also known by the nickname "La Cecchina" , given to her by the Florentines and probably a ...

, Italian composer and singer of the early

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

* Francesca Anna Canfield, American poet and translator *

Francesca Capaldi Francesca Angelucci Capaldi (born June 8, 2004) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Chloe James on the Disney Channel original sitcom ''Dog With A Blog'' (2012–2015) and as Nellie Chambers in the Brat TV web seri ...

, American child actress *

Francesca Cumani Francesca Cumani is a horse racing presenter working for ITV Racing and 10 Sport. Education Cumani was educated at Tudor Hall School, a boarding and day independent school for girls, between the village of Bloxham and the market town of Banbu ...

, English racing presenter for

ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...

Francesca Cuzzoni Francesca Cuzzoni (2 April 1696 – 19 June 1778) was an Italian operatic soprano of the Baroque era. Early career Cuzzoni was born in Parma. Her father, Angelo, was a professional violinist, and her singing teacher was Francesco Lanzi. She ma ...

, Italian operatic soprano *

Francesca da Rimini Francesca da Rimini or Francesca da Polenta (died between 1283 and 1286) was a medieval noblewoman of Ravenna, who was murdered by her husband, Giovanni Malatesta, upon his discovery of her affair with his brother, Paolo Malatesta. She was a co ...

, 13th-century Italian adulterer *

Francesca Dani Francesca Dani, sometimes referred to as Francesca Aurora Dani, (born 5 March 1979 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy) is an Italian travel photographer, and a former cosplayer, net idol model and jewelry designer. Cosplay and modeling career Dani ...

, Italian cosplay model * Francesca Gagnon, Canadian singer and performer for Cirque du Soleil *

Francesca Galli Francesca Galli (born 5 July 1960 in Desio, Monza) is a retired racing cyclist from Italy. She was 7th in the World rad race in 1979 and 4th in the following year. Her biggest achievement was winning the world title in the women's team time trial ...

, Italian road racing cyclist * Francesca Hayward, English ballerina * Francesca Le, American pornographic actress * Francesca Lia Block, American author of the

Weetzie Bat ''Weetzie Bat'' is the debut novel of Francesca Lia Block, published by HarperCollins in 1989. It inaugurated her ''Dangerous Angels'' series for young adults. The narrative follows the adventures of the eponymous character Weetzie and her best ...

series * Francesca Lubiani, Italian tennis player * Francesca Martinez, British comedian * Francesca Petitjean, French former bodybuilder and pornographic actress * Francesca Piccinini, Italian volleyball player * Francesca Salvalajo, Italian backstroke swimmer * Francesa Sarah of Safed, 16th-century Jewish mystic * Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player * Francesca Semoso, Papuan politician and broadcaster from Bougainville * Francesca Simon, American author of the

Horrid Henry ''Horrid Henry'' is a children's book series by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. It has been adapted for television, film and theatre. Horrid Henry is set in the United Kingdom in 1994. Books The first ''Horrid Henry'' book was wr ...

series * Francesca Stavrakopoulou, British theologian and broadcaster *

Francesca Velicu Francesca Velicu is a Romanian ballet dancer. She is a junior soloist at the English National Ballet. In 2018, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance. Early life Velicu was born in Bucharest, Romania. She trained ...

, Romanian ballet dancer * Francesca Woodman, American photographer * Piero della Francesca, Italian painter * Francheska Yarbusova, Russian artist and wife of director Yuriy

Fictional characters

*Francesca, a character from the Rankin/Bass classic '' Mad Monster Party'' *Francesca ("Frankie"), the eponymous main character from Melina Marchetta's ''Saving Francesca'' *Francesca Lucchini, a character from the anime/manga series ''

Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...

'' *Francesca, a character from the series by Lauren Kate: '' Fallen'' *Francesca or Franky, a character from '' Freaky Green Eyes'' *Francesca da Rimini or da Polenta, a character from Dante's ''Inferno'' *

Francesca Russo Francesca Russo (born November 27, 1995) is an American fencer. She qualified to represent Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, competing as part of the Women's Sabre team. Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Russo attended Wayne Valley High Sc ...

, a character from '' The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex'' *Francesca Caviglia, a character from '' Violetta'' *Francesca Hollingsworth (Frankie), a character from the Degrassi franchise *Francesca Danelli, a character from

Bride of Re-Animator ''Bride of Re-Animator'' is a 1990 American comedy horror film produced and directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Yuzna, Rick Fry, and Woody Keith. It is a sequel to the 1985 film ''Re-Animator'' and the second entry in the Re-Animator (film ser ...

movie (1989) *Francesca "Cesca" Montoya, a character from '' Waterloo Road'' *Francesca Moretti, a character from Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza *Francesca Johson, a character from

The Bridges of Madison County ''The Bridges of Madison County'' (also published as ''Love in Black and White'') is a 1992 best-selling romance novel by American writer Robert James Waller that tells the story of a married Italian-American woman (WWII war bride) living on a ...

Translations

* al, Françeska * eu, Frantziska * br, Franseza * (''Fúlǎngxīsīkǎ''), 弗朗西斯 (''Fúlǎngxīsī'') or 弗朗切斯卡 (''Fúlǎngqièsīkǎ'') * hr, Frančeska * cs, Františka *french: Françoise *german: Franziska * el, Φραγκίσκη (''Frangískī'') or less originally Greek versions Φραντζέσκα (''Frantzéska'') and Φραντσέσκα (''Frantséska'') * hu, Franciska * is, Fransiska * it, Francesca * ja, フランチェスカ (''Furanchesuka'') * ko, 프란체스카 (''Peulancheseuka'') * nah, Francisca (shortened ''Pancha'') * pl,

Franciszka Franciszka () is a Polish given name, related to English Frances. Notable people with the name include: * Franciszka Arnsztajnowa (1865–1942), Polish poet of Jewish descent * Franciszka Ksawera Brzozowska (1807–1872), Polish noble lady * Fran ...

* pt, Francisca *russian: Франческа (''Frančeska'') * sl, Frančiška * es, Francisca (shortened ''Paca'' or ''Pancha'') *Maltese: Frangiska (shortened ''Cikka'')

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{{Reflist Italian feminine given names

People named Francesca

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