Francesca is an Italian female given name , derived from the Latin male name Franciscus [ 3] Romance languages , including Italian , French and Catalan ,[ 4] Italy .[ 5] Frances [ 6] [ 5] Francesc Francesco Francis [ 7]
People named Francesca
Daniel Francesca , Danish esports playerFrancesca Alderisi , Italian television presenter and politicianFrancesca Allen (born 2002), British adaptive rowerFrancesca Allinson , English author and musicianFrancesca Annis , British actressJulia Francesca Barretto , Filipino actressFrancesca Battistelli , American Christian musicianFrancesca Beard , Malaysian performance poet Francesca Caccini , Italian composer and singer of the early Baroque Francesca Anna Canfield , American poet and translatorFrancesca Capaldi , American child actressFrankie Corio , Scottish child actressFrancesca Cumani , English racing presenter for ITV Francesca Cuzzoni , Italian operatic sopranoFrancesca da Rimini , 13th-century Italian adultererFrancesca Dani , Italian cosplay modelFrancesca Gagnon , Canadian singer and performer for Cirque du Soleil Francesca Galli , Italian road racing cyclistFrancesca Hayward , English ballerinaFrancesca Henry , English actressFrancesca Iossi (born 1977), Italian bobsledderFrancesca Lancellotti , Italian layperson declared venerableFrancesca Le , American pornographic actressFrancesca Lia Block , American author of the Weetzie Bat seriesFrancesca Lubiani , Italian tennis playerFrancesca Martiradonna , Italian basketball playerFrancesca Martinez , British comedianFrancesca Petitjean , French former bodybuilder and pornographic actressFrancesca Piccinini , Italian volleyball playerFrancesca Salvalajo , Italian backstroke swimmerFrancesa Sarah of Safed , 16th-century Jewish mysticFrancesca Scorsese , American actress and filmmakerFrancesca Schiavone , Italian tennis playerFrancesca Semoso , Papuan politician and broadcaster from Bougainville Francesca Simon , American author of the Horrid Henry seriesFrancesca Stavrakopoulou , British theologian and broadcasterFrancesca Velicu , Romanian ballet dancerFrancesca Woodman , American photographerPiero della Francesca , Italian painterFrancheska 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 The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex 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
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References
^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0 ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter ; Setter, Jane ; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6 ^ Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1924). "St. Francis of Assisi". St. Francis of Assisi (14 ed.). Garden City, New York : Image Books: 158.^ "Francesca" . Behind The Name . Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024 .^ a b Kolatch, Alfred J.; Kolatch, Alfred J. (1990). Dictionary of first names ISBN 978-0-399-51633-7 ^ Hanks, Patrick (2006). A dictionary of first names ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 ^ "Francesca - Babynames" . Babynames.com . Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024 .
