Meanings
- A female given name from French.
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What I needed was an exciting name and I would give myself one. I was reading a book where the heroine's name was Adrienne. I printed that as my first name. Now what would go well with Adrienne? I peered over my shoulder at the little girl in back of me. Her name was Mary Frances Carroll. Frances...I thought. No, that's not exotic enough. Francine. Francine. That was beautiful. I printed in: FRANCINE
1962, Jane Trahey, Life with Mother Superior, page 4
Origin
- FrenchFrancine
- FrenchFrancine
- EnglishFrancine
Borrowed from French Francine.
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Francine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Francine
“Francine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Francine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Francine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Francine.
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