Francesca

:"See francisca for the frankish throwing-axe."

"Francesca" is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name "Franciscus" meaning 'free'. It is widely used in most romance languages, including Italian, French and Catalan, and etymologists are unsure as to the place of its origin. It is derived from the same source as the female name "Frances", and the male names "Francesc", "Francesco" and "Francis".

People named Francesca

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footnotes = Some famous people with the first name of Francesca include:

*Francesca Annis, British actor
*Francesca da Rimini, the medieval figure
*Francesca Dani, the Italian cosplay model
*Francesca Gagnon, singer and performer for Cirque du Soleil
*Francesca Greenop-Roberts, Australian opera singer
*Francesca Barham, the granddaughter of the late Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon Kerry Packer
*Francesca Lia Block, the author of the Weetzie Bat series
*Francesca Martinez, British comedian
*Francesca Martinez, Italian model
*Francesca Paolucci, Italian writer of novels and comics (married with Enrico Teodorani, creator of Djustine and mother of Andrea Teodorani).
*Francesca Piccinini, an Italian volleyball player
*Francesca Simon, the author of the Horrid Henry series
* Francesca (Franziska) Wittmann , Austrian actress
* Francesca Baker, British Hotel Heir
* Francesca Smythies, Italian American Student
* Francesca Leech, Vicar.
*Piero della Francesca, Italian painter

Translations

*Basque: Frantziska
*Breton: Franseza
*Czech: Františka
*French: Françoise
*German: Franziska
*Hungarian: Franciska
*Italian: Francesca
*Japanese: Furanchesuka
*Polish: Franciszka
*Portuguese: Francisca
*Slovenian: Frančiška
*Spanish: Francisca
*Mexican: Paca

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