Francesca

See francisca for the frankish throwing-axe.

Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name Franciscus meaning 'free'.^{[citation needed]} 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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• 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 Lia Block, the author of the Weetzie Bat series
• Francesca Martinez, British comedian
• Francesca Martinez, Italian model
• Francesca Piccinini, an Italian volleyball player
• Francesca Salvalajo, Italian backstroke swimmer
• Francesca Simon, the author of the Horrid Henry series
• Francesca Woodman, American photographer
• Piero della Francesca, Italian painter
• Francheska Yarbusova, award-winning Russian artist and wife of director Yuriy Norshteyn

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

Popular Culture References

• In the 1945 film The Seventh Veil the main character's name is Francesca.
• The name Francesca features in several songs, including:
  • Francesca by Mêlée
  • Francesca by The Needs
  • Francesca by Richard Thompson
  • Francesca by Roy Harper
  • Paolo e Francesca by The New Trolls

See also

• List of people starting with "Francesca"
• Francisca (given name)
• Francesca, a throwing axe