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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 ...

. The name is of French origin. The name Francine was most popular in France itself during the 1940s (Besnard & Desplanques 2003), and was well used in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s (Evans 2006). Short forms are Frannie, Frans and Fran.

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English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

Frankie Frankie may refer to: People *Frankie (musician), indie pop musician from Los Angeles, California * Frankie Abernathy (1981–2007), American MTV Real World cast member *Frankie Adams (born 1994), Samoan New Zealand actress *Frankie Avalon (born ...

* French: Françoise *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

: Franziska *

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 ...

: Francesca *

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

: Francien *

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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 ...

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

: Franciszka *

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 ...

: Francina *

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

: Francesa, Francisca *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

: Francisca * Zulu: Rancina * Slovak: Frantiska *

Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra ...

: Francine

Persons

* Francine (band), indie rock band from Boston *

Francine Bergé Francine Bergé (born 21 July 1938, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France) is a French film and stage actress. Filmography Theater Awards * 2018 - Prix du Brigadier d’honneur * 2016 - Molière Award The Molière Award recognise ...

(born 1938), French film and stage actress *

Francine Descartes Francine Descartes (19 July 1635, Deventer – 7 September 1640, Amersfoort) was René Descartes's daughter. Francine was the daughter of Helena Jans van der Strom,Jeroen van de Ven, Quelques données nouvelles sur Helena Jans', ''Bulletin Cartési ...

(1635–1640), René Descartes' daughter *

Francine Diaz Francine Carrel Saenz Diaz (; born January 27, 2004) is a Filipino actress, model and endorser. She rose to prominence and became a household name as Cassandra ''"Cassie"'' Mondragon in the highly successful TV series in the Philippines - ''K ...

(born 2004), Filipina teen actress and model *

Francine Fournier Francine Meeks (née Francine Fournier; born February 19, 1972), known by the mononym Francine, is an American semi-retired professional wrestling valet and professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wre ...

(born 1972), professional wrestler *

Francine Jordi Francine Jordi (born Francine Lehmann, 24 June 1977) is a Swiss pop singer. As a young child, she sang songs for Japanese tourists in Interlaken. With this musical background she won the German Grand Prix der Volksmusik in 1998 with the song "D ...

(born 1977), Swiss pop singer *

Francine Lalonde Francine Lalonde (August 24, 1940 – January 17, 2014) was a Canadian politician who served on both the provincial and federal levels. Prior to being elected, she was a lecturer, teacher, and unionist. She was minister responsible for the st ...

(born 1940), Canadian Quebec provincial politician *

Francine McKenna Francine McKenna is an American investigative journalist, educator, blogger, and commentator focused on the accounting industry, specifically the Big Four global accounting firms. She has documented these firms' failures to identify problems in ...

, American journalist, blogger, and columnist *

Francine Misasi Francine M. Misasi (May 25, 1944 – June 10, 2001) was an American politician from New York. Life She was born on May 25, 1944, in Glasco, Ulster County, New York. She graduated from Saugerties High School in 1962. In 1973, she moved to Alban ...

(1944–2001), Clerk of the New York State Assembly 1985–2000 *

Francine Mussey Francine Mussey (6 October 1897 – 23 March 1933) was a French film actress whose career began in the silent film era of the 1920s and ended in 1933 when she committed suicide by ingesting poison at age 35. Mussey was born in the 18th arrondiss ...

(1897–1933), French actress *

Francine Pascal Francine Pascal (''née'' Rubin, born May 13, 1938) is an American author best known for creating the Sweet Valley series of young adult novels. '' Sweet Valley High'' was the backbone of the collection, and was made into a popular television se ...

(born 1938), American author * Francine Pelletier (writer) (born 1959), Canadian science fiction author * Francine Pelletier (journalist) (born c. 1955), Canadian television and print journalist *

Francine Prieto Anna Marie Falcon (born September 17, 1982 in Las Piñas, Philippines), known by her stage name Francine Prieto is a Filipino actress, fashion model, radio DJ, and singer. She is Chinese Filipino of half Norwegian descent. Education Prieto s ...

(born 1982), Filipino-Norwegian beauty queen, fashion model, product endorser, singer, actress and child star *

Francine Prose Francine Prose (born April 1, 1947) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic. She is a visiting professor of literature at Bard College, and was formerly president of PEN American Center. Life and career Born in Brookl ...

(born 1947), American writer *

Francine Reed Francine Reed (born July 11, 1947 in Pembroke Township, Illinois, United States) is an American blues singer, solo artist, and regular singing partner of Lyle Lovett since the 1980s and member of Lovett's Large Band. Reed has also recorded ...

(born 1947), American blues singer *

Francine Rivers Francine Sandra Rivers (born 1947) is an American author of fiction with Christian themes, including inspirational romance novels. Prior to becoming a born-again Christian in 1986, Rivers wrote historical romance novels. She is best known for ...

(born 1947), American author of fiction with Christian themes *

Francine Stock Francine Stock is a British radio and television presenter and novelist, of part-French origin. Early life Born in Devon, and with early years in Edinburgh and Australia, Stock later attended St Catherine's School, Guildford, where she was head ...

(born 1958), British radio and TV presenter and novelist *

Francine Villeneuve Francine Alicia Villeneuve (born July 22, 1964) is a Canadian retired thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer. She is sometimes referred to by the nickname "The Queen of Fort Erie" because of a long affiliation with the border oval. With 1,001 ...

(born 1964), Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer * Francine Weisweiller née Worms (1916–2003), French socialite and patron of Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Cocteau *

Francine York Francine York (born Francine Yerich; August 26, 1936 – January 6, 2017) was an American actress and model. She also used the name Francine Yerick. Early life Francine Yerich was born to Frank and Sophie Yerich in the small mining town Aurora, ...

(1936–2017), American movie and television actress

Fictional characters

* Francine Briggs, a mean English teacher in the Nickelodeon sitcom '' iCarly'' portrayed by

Mindy Sterling Mindy Lee Sterling (born July 11, 1953) is an American television, film and voice actress. She portrayed Frau Farbissina in the ''Austin Powers'' film series and starred in the web series ''Con Man'', the latter of which earned her a Primetime ...

* Francine Frensky, fictional character on the children's book and animated television series ''

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...

'' voiced by

Jodie Resther Jodie Lynn Resther (born November 28, 1977) is a Canadian actress and singer. In the 1990s she played Kiki in the children's live-action show ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'', and has been involved in various dramas including ''Extra! Extra!'', ' ...

Francine Smith Francine Lee Smith (formerly Ling; née Dawson) is a fictional character on the American animated sitcom ''American Dad!'' She is the wife of the main character, Stan Smith and the mother of Hayley and Steve Smith. Francine is voiced by Wendy ...

, fictional character on the animated television series '' American Dad!'' voiced by Wendy Schaal * Francine "Frankie" Osborne, character in UK

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...

'' portrayed by

Helen Pearson Helen Pearson (born 16 November 1959) is a British actress who has been in three major soap operas, '' EastEnders'' (during 1990 as April McIntosh), ''Emmerdale'' (from 2000 to 2001 as Carol Wareing), and as Frankie Osborne in ''Hollyoaks'' fr ...

*Francine, an ''

Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inhab ...

'' snooty villager *Francine Nebulon, a character on the TV series ''

Lloyd in Space ''Lloyd in Space'' is an American animated television series, created by '' Recess'' co-creators Joe Ansolabehere and Paul Germain. It premiered on February 3, 2001, on ABC on Saturday mornings.Franny's Feet'' voiced by Phoebe McAuley * Francine Carruthers, a major antagonist from the TV series ''

The Electric Company ''The Electric Company'' is an American educational children's television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It was co-created by Paul Dooley, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Lloyd Morrisett. The ...

'' portrayed by Ashley Austin Morris * Francine, a female sloth from Ice Age: Collision Course voiced by Melissa Rauch

Other

* "Francine" (song), a 1971 song by American rock band ZZ Top from their album ''Rio Grande Mud''

References

* Besnard, P. & Desplanques, G. ''La cote des prénoms en 2004.'' Paris: Balland. * Evans, C. K. (2006). The great big book of baby names. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Limited. . {{given name Given names French feminine given names English feminine given names

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