Franciszka () is a Polish given name, related to English
Frances
Frances is an English given name or last name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'the French.' The male version of the name in English is Francis (given name), Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "F ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Franciszka Arnsztajnowa
Franciszka Hanna Arnsztajnowa (; ; 19 February 1865 – August 1942) was a Polish poet, playwright, and translator of Jewish descent.So ''Słownik biograficzny miasta Lublina'' (see Bibliography). Much of her creative ''oeuvre'' falls within th ...
(1865–1942), Polish poet of Jewish descent
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Franciszka Ksawera Brzozowska
Brzozowski (feminine: Brzozowska; plural: Brzozowscy) is a Polish toponymic surname derived from the place name Brzozów, which is itself derived from 'brzoza' ("birch").
In the Russian Empire, the surname was written in Russian variously as Бж ...
(1807–1872), Polish noble lady
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Franciszka Siedliska
Maria Franciszka Siedliska, CSFN (12 November 1842 – 21 November 1902), also known by her religious name Maria of Jesus the Good Shepherd, was a Polish Catholic founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
In childhood Siedliska w ...
(1842–1902), founder of a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
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Franciszka Themerson
Franciszka Themerson (28 June 1907 – 29 June 1988) was a Polish, later British, painter, illustrator, filmmaker and stage designer.
Biography
Themerson was born in Warsaw in 1907, the daughter of the artist Jakub Weinles and pianist Łucja ( ...
(1907–1988), Polish, later British painter, illustrator, filmmaker, and stage designer
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Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa
Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłł (, ; February 13, 1705, Czartorysk, Chartorysk – May 23, 1753, Navahrudak), was a Polish writer and playwright, the first female writer on the territory of modern Poland and Belarus. She was a Princess, the last fe ...
(1705–1753), Polish-Lithuanian noble dramatist and writer, first Polish woman playwright
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