Francesca
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Pronunciation | /frænˈtʃɛskə/ US also /frɑːn-/;[1][2] Italian: [franˈtʃeska] |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Latin franciscus, -a, -um, meaning "from France" |
Meaning | French, Free |
Region of origin | Italy |
Other names | |
Related names | Francesc, Francesco, and Francis, and Frances |
Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name Franciscus meaning 'the Frenchman'[3] 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,[4][5] and the male names Francesc, Francesco and Francis.
People named Francesca
[edit]- Daniel Francesca, Danish esports player
- Francesca Alderisi, Italian television presenter and politician
- Francesca Allinson, English author and musician
- Francesca Annis, British actress
- Julia Francesca Barretto, Filipino actress
- Francesca Battistelli, American Christian musician
- Francesca Beard, Malaysian performance poet
- Francesca Caccini, Italian composer and singer of the early Baroque
- Francesca Anna Canfield, American poet and translator
- Francesca Capaldi, American child actress
- Frankie Corio, Scottish child actress
- Francesca Cumani, English racing presenter for 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 Henry, English actress
- Francesca Iossi (born 1977), Italian bobsledder
- 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 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
Fictional characters
[edit]- 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
- Francesca or Franky, a character from Freaky Green Eyes
- Francesca da Rimini or da Polenta, a character from Dante's Inferno
- Francesca Russo, a character from The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex
- Francesca Caviglia, a character from 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
- 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
- Francesca 'Frankie' Dart, a character in the tv show Community
- Francesca Bridgerton,va character in Bridgerton
Translations
[edit]- 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 languages: Francisca (shortened Pancha)
- Polish: Franciszka
- Portuguese: Francisca
- Russian: Франческа (Frančeska)
- Slovene: Frančiška
- Spanish: Francisca (shortened Paca or Pancha)
- Maltese: Frangiska (shortened Cikka)
See also
[edit]- List of articles 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
[edit]- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
- ^ Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1924). "St. Francis of Assisi" (14 ed.). Garden City, New York: Image Books: 158.
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(help) - ^ Hanks, Patrick (2006). A dictionary of first names. Internet Archive. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ^ Kolatch, Alfred J.; Kolatch, Alfred J. (1990). Dictionary of first names. Internet Archive. New York, NY : Perigee Books. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-399-51633-7.