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Italian: [franˈtʃeska]; English /frænˈtʃɛskə, frɑːn-/ Latin franciscus, -a, -um, meaning "from France" Francesc, Francesco, and Francis, and Frances |
Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name Franciscus meaning 'the Frenchman' 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.
Francesca Annis, British actress
Francesca Battistelli, American Christian musician
Francesca Beard, the contemporary poet
Francesca Caccini early Baroque composer and singer
Francesca Capaldi, American child actress
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 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
Francesca Schiavone, Lubiani's Italian compatriot and tennis player
Francesca Simon, the author of the Horrid Henry series
Francesca Woodman, American photographer
Piero della Francesca, Italian painter
Francheska Yarbusova, award-winning Russian artist and wife of director Yuriy Norshteyn
Francesca, a fictional 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 fictional series by Lauren Kate: Fallen
Francesca or Franky, a fictional character from Freaky Green Eyes
Francesca da Rimini or da Polenta, a fictional character from Dante's Inferno
Francesca Russo, a fictional character from The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex
Francesca Caviglia, a character from Violetta
Albanian: Françeska
Basque: Frantziska
Breton: Franseza
Chinese: 弗朗西斯卡 (Fúlǎngxīsīkǎ), 弗朗西斯 (Fúlǎngxīsī) or 弗朗切斯卡 (Fúlǎngqièsīkǎ)
Croatian: Frančeska
Czech: Františka
French: Françoise
German: Franziska
Greek: Φραγκίσκη (Frangískī) or less originally Greek versions Φραντζέσκα (Frantzéska) and Φραντσέσκα (Frantséska)
Hungarian: Franciska
Icelandic: Fransiska
Italian: Francesca
Japanese: フランチェスカ (Furanchesuka)
Korean: 프란체스카 (Peulancheseuka)
Nahuatl: Francisca (shortened Pancha)
Polish: Franciszka
Portuguese: Francisca
Russian: Франческа (Frančeska)
Slovene: Frančiška
Spanish: Francisca (shortened Paca or Pancha)
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