Francesca is an Italian female

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, derived from the

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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 Prov ...

'' meaning 'the Frenchman' It is widely used in most

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, including

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and Catalan, and place of origin is

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. It is derived from the same source as the female name ''

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 ...

'', 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 football ...

'', ''

Francesco Francesco, the Italian language, Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis (given name), Francis", is one of the List of most popular given names, most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name inclu ...

'' and ''

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People named Francesca

Daniel Francesca Daniel Francesca (born December 27, 1993), better known as dafran, is a Danish Twitch video game streamer and former professional ''Overwatch'' player. As an esports competitor, Francesca represented Selfless Gaming before being suspended from ...

, Danish esports player *

Francesca Alderisi Francesca Alderisi (born 29 March 1968) is an Italian politician and television presenter. Since 2018, she has been a Senator from Forza Italia representing North and Central America. Biography Since 2000, she has presented and written eight e ...

, Italian television presenter and politician *

Francesca Allen Francesca "Frankie" Allen (born 26 May 2002) is a British adaptive rower who competes in international rowing competitions. She is a three-time World champion and three-time European champion in the mixed coxed four. She has been selected to co ...

(born 2002), British adaptive rower *

Francesca Allinson Francesca Allinson (born Enid Ellen Pulvermacher Allinson; 20 August 1902 – 7 April 1945) was an English writer, musician and puppeteer. She was the youngest child of the pioneering physician and wholemeal bread entrepreneur Dr Thomas Alli ...

, English author and musician *

Francesca Annis Francesca Annis (born 14 May 1945) is an English actress. She is known for television roles in '' Reckless'' (1998), '' Wives and Daughters'' (1999), ''Deceit'' (2000), and '' Cranford'' (2007). A six-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, she won the 1979 ...

, British actress * Julia Francesca Barretto, Filipino actress *

Francesca Battistelli Francesca Battistelli (born May 18, 1985) is an American Christian singer and songwriter. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, ''Just a Breath'', in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, '' M ...

, American Christian musician *

Francesca Beard Francesca Beard (born 1968) is a Malaysian writer and performance poet. Born in Kuala Lumpur, she has been based in London for much of her adult life and cites the city as a major inspiration in her work.performance poet Performance poetry is poetry that is specifically composed for or during a performance before an audience. It covers a variety of styles and genres. History The phenomenon of performance poetry, a kind of poetry specifically made for and offer ...

Francesca Caccini Francesca Caccini (; 18 September 1587 – most likely between 1641 and 1645) was an Italian composer, singer, lutenist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era. She was also known by the nickname La Cecchina , given to her by the Floren ...

, Italian composer and singer of the early

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Francesca Anna Canfield Francesca Anna Canfield (, Pascalis; pen name, Salonina; August 1803 – May 23, 1833) was a 19th-century American linguist, poet, and translator. In writing, she seemed to have been constantly under the influence of the advice thus given to Pinda ...

, American poet and translator *

Francesca Capaldi Francesca Angelucci Capaldi (born June 8, 2004) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Chloe James in the Disney Channel sitcom '' Dog with a Blog'' (2012–15) and Nellie Chambers in the Brat web series '' Crown Lake'' (20 ...

, American child actress *

Frankie Corio Francesca Corio (born 7 July 2010) is a Scottish child actress. She is known for her debut role in the film '' Aftersun'' (2022), for which she received a number of accolades, including Critics Choice and British Independent Film Award nominatio ...

, Scottish child actress *

Francesca Cumani Francesca Cumani is a horse racing presenter working for ''ITV Racing'' and ''Nine's Wide World of Sports''. She has previously been part of the coverage of the Melbourne Cup with Seven Network and 10 Sport. Education Cumani was educated at Tu ...

, English racing presenter for ITV *

Francesca Cuzzoni Francesca Cuzzoni (2 April 1696 – 19 June 1778) was an Italian operatic soprano of the Baroque era. Early career Cuzzoni was born in Parma. Her father, Angelo, was a professional violinist, and her singing teacher was Francesco Lanzi. She ma ...

, 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 Gino, Italian-American behavioral scientist *Francesca Hayward, English ballerina *Francesca Henry, English actress *Francesca Iossi (born 1977), Italian bobsledder *Francesca Lancellotti, Italian layperson declared venerable *Francesca Le, American pornographic actress *Francesca Lia Block, American author of the Weetzie Bat series *Francesca Lubiani, Italian tennis player *Francesca Martiradonna, Italian basketball 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 Scorsese, American actress and filmmaker *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 Torrent (1881-1958), Spanish writer *Francesca Velicu, Romanian ballet dancer *Francesca Woodman, American photographer *Piero della Francesca, Italian painter *Francheska Yarbusova, Russian artist

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'' * Francesca "Cesca" Montoya, a character from ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'' * Francesca Moretti, a character from ''Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza'' * Francesca Johnson, a character from ''The Bridges of Madison County'' * Francesca Hathaway, a character from ''The Haunted Hathaways * List of Community characters#recurring Characters, Francesca 'Frankie' Dart, a character in the TV show ''Community (TV series), Community'' * Francesca Bridgerton, a character in ''Bridgerton'' * Francesca Terwilliger, a character from ''The Simpsons''

Translations

* * * * zh, 弗朗西斯卡 (''Fúlǎngxīsīkǎ''), 弗朗西斯 (''Fúlǎngxīsī'') or 弗朗切斯卡 (''Fúlǎngqièsīkǎ'') * * * * * (''Frangískī'') or less originally Greek versions Φραντζέσκα (''Frantzéska'') and Φραντσέσκα (''Frantséska'') * * * * * (''Furanchesuka'') * (''Peulancheseuka'') * (shortened ''Pancha'') * * * (''Frančeska'') * * (shortened ''Paca'' or ''Pancha'') *Maltese: Frangiska (shortened ''Cikka'')

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