Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Francesca

FRANCESCA

GENDER: Feminine

PRONOUNCED: frahn-CHES-kah (Italian) [key]

Meaning & History

Italian and Catalan feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

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VARIANT: Franca (Italian)

MASCULINE FORMS: Francesco (Italian), Francesc (Catalan)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Frantziska (Basque), Franseza (Breton), Franka (Croatian), Františka (Czech), Francis, Cissy, Fannie, Fanny, Fran, Francene, Frances, Francine, Frankie, Frannie, Franny, Sissie, Sissy (English), Françoise, France, Francette, Francine (French), Franziska, Fränze, Franzi, Ziska (German), Franciska, Fanni, Franci (Hungarian), Francisca (Late Roman), Franciszka (Polish), Francisca, Chica (Portuguese), Frangag (Scottish), Frančiška, Francka (Slovene), Francisca, Paca, Paquita (Spanish)

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