Franca

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginSpanish Franca ← Portuguese França →
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Meanings

proper nounFranca (plural Francas)

plural Francas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. PortugueseFrança
  2. SpanishFranca
  3. EnglishFranca

Borrowed from Catalan, Italian and Spanish Franca or, alternatively, from Portuguese França.

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APA

Franca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Franca

MLA

“Franca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Franca. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Franca,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Franca.

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