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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 ...
, 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 ...
, French and
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
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. 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 ...
'', '' Francesco'' and '' Francis''.


People named Francesca

* Daniel Francesca, Danish esports player *Francesca Alderisi, Italian television presenter and politician *Francesca Allinson, English author and musician *Francesca Annis, British actress *Julia Barretto, Julia Francesca Barretto, Filipino actress *Francesca Battistelli, American Christian musician *Francesca Beard, Malaysian performance poetry, performance poet *Francesca Caccini, Italian composer and singer of the early Baroque music, Baroque *Francesca Anna Canfield, American poet and translator *Francesca Capaldi, American child actress *Francesca Cumani, English racing presenter for ITV (TV network), ITV *Francesca Cuzzoni, Italian operatic soprano *Francesca da Rimini, 13th-century Italian adulterer *Francesca Dani, Italian cosplay model *Francesca Gagnon, Canadian 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, American 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, Italian tennis player *Francesca Semoso, Papuan politician and broadcaster from Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Bougainville *Francesca Simon, American 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, 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 (Kate novel), Fallen'' *Francesca or Franky, a character from ''Freaky Green Eyes'' *Francesca da Rimini or da Polenta, a character from Inferno (Dante), Dante's ''Inferno'' *List of Wizards of Waverly Place characters#TV special characters, Francesca Russo, a character from ''The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex'' *Francesca Caviglia, a character from ''Violetta (telenovela), 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 (TV series), Waterloo Road'' *Francesca Moretti, a character from Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza *Francesca Johson, a character from The Bridges of Madison County


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


See also

*Special:Prefixindex/Francesca, 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).


References

{{Reflist Italian feminine given names