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 ...
, derived from the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
male name ''
Franciscus
Franciscus is a Latin given name, originally an epithet meaning "the Frank, the Frenchman".
It was applied to Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/82–1226).
Francis had been baptized Giovanni (John); his father was Italian and his mother Proven ...
'' meaning 'the Frenchman' It is widely used in most
Romance languages
The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European language ...
, including
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
, and place of origin is
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. It is derived from the same source as the female name ''
Frances
Frances is a French and English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the F ...
'', and the male names ''
Francesc Francesc () is a masculine given name of Catalan origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francesco, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include:
*Cesc Fàbregas (Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional foot ...
Francesca Battistelli
Francesca Battistelli (born May 18, 1985) is an American Christian singer and songwriter. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, ''Just a Breath'', in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, '' M ...
, American Christian musician
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Francesca Beard
Francesca Beard (born 1968) is a Malaysian writer and performance poet.
Born in Kuala Lumpur, she has been based in London for much of her adult life and cites the city as a major inspiration in her work.performance poet
* Francesca Caccini, Italian composer and singer of the early Baroque
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Francesca Anna Canfield
Francesca Anna Canfield (, Pascalis; pen name, Salonina; August 1803 – May 23, 1833) was a 19th-century American linguist, poet, and translator. In writing, she seemed to have been constantly under the influence of the advice thus given to Pind ...
Francesca Gagnon
Francesca Gagnon (born August 6, 1957) is a Canadian singer and theatre actress featured in Cirque du Soleil's '' Alegría'' and ''Midnight Sun''. During her career of more than two decades, she has recorded several solo albums and toured three co ...
, Canadian singer and performer for
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil (, ; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Ju ...
Francesca Hayward
Francesca Hayward (born 4 July 1992) is a Kenyan-born English ballet dancer and actress. She is a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London. In 2019, she starred as Victoria the White Cat in the musical film '' Cats'', an ...
, English ballerina
*
Francesca Le
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.Francesca Lia Block, American author of the Weetzie Bat series
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Francesca Lubiani
Francesca Lubiani (born 12 July 1977) is a former professional tennis player
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player ...
Francesca Petitjean
Francesca Petitjean (born 30 November 1962) is a French professional female bodybuilder who was active in the 1980s and 1990s. From 1998 to 2003, she was featured in a number of adult films.
Bodybuilding career
Petitjean was the World Amateur Bod ...
, French former bodybuilder and pornographic actress
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Francesca Piccinini
Francesca Piccinini (born 10 January 1979 in Massa) is an Italian volleyball player who has represented Italy four times (2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012) at the Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at ...
, Italian volleyball player
*
Francesca Salvalajo
Francesca Salvalajo (born 20 July 1972) is a retired backstroke swimmer from Italy. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Salvalajo is a two-time gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games
The Medi ...
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone (; born 23 June 1980) is an Italian former professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1998 and won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She w ...
, Italian tennis player
*
Francesca Semoso
Francesca Rhianna Semoso is a politician and former broadcaster from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. She has held the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Bougainville House of Representatives; prior to her political career she wa ...
, Papuan politician and broadcaster from Bougainville
*
Francesca Simon
Francesca Isabella Simon (born 23 February, 1955) is an American-born British author who resides in North London. She is most famous for writing the '' Horrid Henry'' series of children's books.
She is the daughter of screenwriter and playwrigh ...
Francesca Stavrakopoulou
Francesca Stavrakopoulou (; born 3 October 1975) is a British biblical scholar and broadcaster. She is currently Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Religion at the University of Exeter. The main focus of her research is on the Hebrew Bible, a ...
, British theologian and broadcaster
* Francesca Velicu, Romanian ballet dancer
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Francesca Woodman
Francesca Stern Woodman (April 3, 1958 – January 19, 1981) was an American photographer best known for her black and white pictures featuring either herself or female models.
Many of her photographs show women, naked or clothed, blurred (due to ...
, American photographer
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Piero della Francesca
Piero della Francesca (, also , ; – 12 October 1492), originally named Piero di Benedetto, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. To contemporaries he was also known as a mathematician and geometer. Nowadays Piero della Francesca i ...
, Italian painter
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Francheska Yarbusova
Francheska Alfredovna Yarbusova (russian: link=no, Франче́ска Альфре́довна Я́рбусова; born 13 October 1942), often credited as F. Yarbusova, is a Russian artist and the wife and collaborator of Yuri Norstein. Her fa ...
, Russian artist and wife of director Yuriy
Fictional characters
*Francesca, a character from the Rankin/Bass classic ''
Mad Monster Party
''Mad Monster Party?'' is a 1967 American stop-motion animated musical comedy film produced by Rankin/Bass Productions for Embassy Pictures. The film stars the voices of Boris Karloff, Allen Swift, Gale Garnett, and Phyllis Diller. It tells th ...
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*Francesca ("Frankie"), the eponymous main character from
Melina Marchetta
Carmelina Marchetta (born 25 March 1965) is an Australian writer and teacher. Marchetta is best known as the author of teen novels, '' Looking for Alibrandi'', ''Saving Francesca'' and '' On the Jellicoe Road''. She has twice been awarded the C ...
's ''Saving Francesca''
*Francesca Lucchini, a character from the anime/manga series '' Strike Witches''
*Francesca, a character from the series by Lauren Kate: ''
Fallen
Fallen may refer to:
People
* Carl Fredrik Fallén (1764–1830), Swedish botanist and entomologist
* Gabriel Toledo (born 1991), known as FalleN, Brazilian ''Counter-Strike'' player
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities
* Fallen ...
''
*Francesca or Franky, a character from ''
Freaky Green Eyes
''Freaky Green Eyes'' (2003) is the third young adult fiction novel written by Joyce Carol Oates. The story follows the life of 15-year-old Francesca "Franky" Pierson as she reflects on the events leading to her mother's mysterious disappearance. ...
''
*Francesca da Rimini or da Polenta, a character from Dante's ''Inferno''
* Francesca Russo, 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 movie (1989)
*Francesca "Cesca" Montoya, a character from '' Waterloo Road''
*Francesca Moretti, a character from
Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza
''Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza'' (''Argentina, Land of Love and Revenge'', sometimes shortened as "ATAV") is an Argentine telenovela produced by Pol-ka Producciones that premiered on 11 March 2019 on El Trece. It is written by Leandro Cal ...
Françoise
Françoise () is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the Italian Francesca) and may refer to:
* Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress
* Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress
* Françoise Adn ...
*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
* pt, Francisca
*russian: Франческа (''Frančeska'')
* sl, Frančiška
* es, Francisca (shortened ''Paca'' or ''Pancha'')
*Maltese: Frangiska (shortened ''Cikka'')
Hurricane Francesca (disambiguation) The name Francesca has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
* Hurricane Francesca (1966)
* Hurricane Francesca (1970)
* Hurricane Francesca (1974)
The name Francesca has also been used for one tropical cyclone in t ...
*
Francisca (given name)
Francisca is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Francisca Ballesteros (born 1969), Spanish serial killer
* Maria Francisca Bia (1809-1889), Dutch actor
* Ana Francisca de Borja y Doria (1640-1706), first female gover ...
*
Anna Anderson
Anna Anderson (born Franziska Schanzkowska, 16 December 1896 – 12 February 1984) was an impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia. Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia, Nicholas II an ...
(b. 1896 - d. 1984) a famous impostor whose real name was Franziska Schanzkowska who claimed to be
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand may refer to:
People with the name
* Grand (surname)
* Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
* Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist
* Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper
Places
* Grand, Oklahoma
* Grand, Vosges, village and c ...
