Comments for the name Francine

After some researches, I found out that "Fran" comes from the Teutonic and the meaning is "Free", although Francine is a French/English name, but the meaning is the same.

This is the name of Francine Frensky on the popular TV show "Arthur".

Fran Drescher, from the popular sitcom "The Nanny" is called, in the show and in real life, Francine Joy Drescher.

Francine Pascal created the world-renowned American book series Sweet Valley.

Francine Rivers is an outstanding author who wrote the book "Redeeming Love;" everyone should read this book.

Francine is not a very used name in Portuguese, but its pronunciation in this language is frahn-SEE-ne.

I'm going to give this name to my daughter because it sounds so sophisticated and isn't being overused. This name also is flexible because it can be shortened to Fran. Most people in my families, including myself, have sophisticated or/and rare names so I gotta pass it on!

Francine Hughes, the woman who set a fire that killed her extremely abusive husband, and was exonerated. A feminist heroine to some.

This name is sweet and spunky.

This is a nice name, I can picture a cute little girl with it, but one of the characters on the children's TV program 'Arthur' is named Francine, so I would never name my daughter Francine. Also, I feel like it would be more accepted if you were European.

Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher is an American actress.

Classy and underused, Francine manages to be both strong and elegant. It works easily in English-speaking countries whilst retaining the whiff of the European. An unusual alternative to Frances, Francesca or Françoise, it travels well: the late Princess Francine of Montenegro was born in Morocco.