Francesca Explained

Francesca
Pronunciation:	; pronounced as /it/
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	French, Free
Region:	Italy
Origin:	Latin franciscus, -a, -um, meaning "from France"
Related Names:	Francesc, Francesco, and Francis, and Frances
Nickname:	Fran, Frankie, Cesca

Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name Franciscus meaning 'the Frenchman'^[1] It is widely used in most Romance languages, including Italian, French and Catalan,^[2] and place of origin is Italy. It is derived from the same source as the female name Frances,^{[3] [4]} and the male names Francesc, Francesco and Francis.^[5]

People named Francesca

• Daniel Francesca, Danish esports player
• Francesca Alderisi, Italian television presenter and politician
• Francesca Allen (born 2002), British adaptive rower
• 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 Lancellotti, Italian layperson declared venerable
• 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

• 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
• Francesca Caviglia, a character from Violetta
• Francesca Hollingsworth (Frankie), a character from the Degrassi franchise
• Francesca Danelli, a character from Bride of Re-Animator
• 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, a character in Bridgerton
• Francesca Terwilliger, a character from The Simpsons

Translations

• sq|'''Françeska'''
• eu|'''Frantziska'''
• br|'''Franseza'''
• (Fúlǎngxīsīkǎ), 弗朗西斯 (Fúlǎngxīsī) or 弗朗切斯卡 (Fúlǎngqièsīkǎ)
• hr|'''Frančeska'''
• cs|'''Františka'''
• fr|'''[[Françoise]]'''
• de|'''Franziska'''
• el|'''Φραγκίσκη''' (Frangískī) or less originally Greek versions Φραντζέσκα (Frantzéska) and Φραντσέσκα (Frantséska)
• hu|'''Franciska'''
• is|'''Fransiska'''
• it|'''Francesca'''
• ja|'''フランチェスカ''' (Furanchesuka)
• ko|'''프란체스카''' (Peulancheseuka)
• nah|'''[[Francisca (given name)|Francisca]]''' (shortened Pancha)
• pl|'''[[Franciszka]]'''
• pt|'''[[Francisca (given name)|Francisca]]'''
• ru|Франческа (Frančeska)
• sl|'''Frančiška'''
• es|'''[[Francisca (given name)|Francisca]]''' (shortened Paca or Pancha)
• Maltese: Frangiska (shortened Cikka)

See also

• 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).

Notes and References

1. Chesterton. Gilbert Keith. G. K. Chesterton. St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis of Assisi. Garden City, New York. Image Books. 1924. 14. 158.
2. Web site: Francesca. Behind The Name. October 31, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240307233649/https://www.behindthename.com/name/francesca. March 7, 2024.
3. Book: Hanks, Patrick . A dictionary of first names. 102. 2006 . Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press . Internet Archive . 978-0-19-861060-1.
4. Book: Kolatch, Alfred J. . Dictionary of first names . Kolatch . Alfred J.. 366. 1990 . New York, NY : Perigee Books . Internet Archive . 978-0-399-51633-7.
5. Web site: Francesca - Babynames. Babynames.com. September 25, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240518011536/https://babynames.com/name/Francesca. May 18, 2024.