Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name Franciscus meaning 'the Frenchman'[3] It is widely used in most Romance languages, including Italian, French 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.
| Pronunciation | /frænˈtʃɛskə/ US also /frɑːn-/;[1][2] Italian: [franˈtʃeska] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin franciscus, -a, -um, meaning "from France" |
| Meaning | French, Free |
| Region of origin | Italy |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Francesc, Francesco, and Francis, and Frances |
People named Francesca
- Daniel Francesca, Danish esports player
- Francesca Allinson (1902 - 1945), English author and musician
- Francesca Annis, British actress
- Julia Francesca Barretto, Filipino actress
- Francesca Battistelli, American Christian musician
- Francesca Beard, the contemporary poet
- Francesca Caccini early Baroque composer and singer
- Francesca Anna Canfield, American linguist, poet, translator
- Francesca Capaldi, American child actress
- Francesca Cumani, racing presenter for ITV
- Francesca Cuzzoni, an Italian operatic soprano
- Francesca da Rimini, the medieval figure
- Francesca Dani, the Italian cosplay model
- Francesca Gagnon, singer and performer for Cirque du Soleil
- Francesca Galli, Italian road racing cyclist
- Francesca Hayward, English ballerina
- Francesca Le, American pornographic actress
- Francesca Lia Block, the author of the Weetzie Bat 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, Lubiani's Italian compatriot and tennis player
- Francesca Semoso, politician and former broadcaster from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
- Francesca Simon, the author of the Horrid Henry series
- Francesca Stavrakopoulou, British theologian and broadcaster
- Francesca Velicu, Romanian ballet dancer
- Francesca Woodman, American photographer
- Piero della Francesca, Italian painter
- Francheska Yarbusova, award-winning 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
- 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, 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 Moretti, a character from Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza
- Francesca Johson, a character from The Bridges of Madison County
Translations
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- Chinese: 弗朗西斯卡 (Fúlǎngxīsīkǎ), 弗朗西斯 (Fúlǎngxīsī) or 弗朗切斯卡 (Fúlǎngqièsīkǎ)
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- Template:Lang-de
- Template:Lang-el (Frangískī) or less originally Greek versions Φραντζέσκα (Frantzéska) and Φραντσέσκα (Frantséska)
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- Template:Lang-ja (Furanchesuka)
- Template:Lang-ko (Peulancheseuka)
- Template:Lang-nah (shortened Pancha)
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- Template:Lang-ru (Frančeska)
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- Template:Lang-es (shortened Paca or Pancha)
- Maltese: Frangiska (shortened Cikka)
See also
- List of people starting with "Francesca"
- Hurricane Francesca (disambiguation)
- Francisca (given name)
- Anna Anderson (b. 1896 - d. 1984) a famous impostor whose real name was Franziska Schanzkowska who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1901 - d. 1918).
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References
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
- ^ Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1924). "St. Francis of Assisi" (14 ed.). Garden City, New York: Image Books: 158.
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