Franciska is a given name. It is a feminine form of the Latin
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 Prove ...
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Notable people with the name include:
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Franciska Clausen (1899–1986), Danish painter
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Franciska Farkas (born 1984), Hungarian actress
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Franciska Gaal (1903–1973), Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress
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Franciska Grassalkovich (1732–1779), Hungarian noblewoman
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Franciska Győry (born 1940), Hungarian actress
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Franciska Jansen, Dutch track and field athlete
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Franciska Königsegg-Aulendorfi, German noblewoman
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Franciska Nagy (born 1943), Hungarian writer
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Franciska Sontag (1789–1866), stage actor
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Franciska Töröcsik (born 1990), Hungarian actress
See also
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Franziska (given name)
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Francis (given name)
Francis is an English given name of Latin origin.
Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. The other version of the name in English is Frances, and (less commonly) Francine. (For most speakers, Francis and France ...
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Hungarian feminine given names