francisca

plural franciscas · alternative francesca

1. historicalA throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks.

plural Franciscas

1. A female given name from Portuguese or from Spanish [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Frances.

   He is survived by his widow, the former Francisca Bolles.

   1971 September 3, “Thomas Greenley Jr.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026

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   Friends here of Miss Francisca Howland have received invitations to her marriage to William Johnston Coke Jr., which will take place on April 27, and the reception at the Biltmore Forest Country Club at Asheville, N. C.

   1935 April 7, “Miss Howland’s Plans. She Will Be Married April 27 to Willlarn J. Coke Jr.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026

   Miss Margaret Gregg was maid of honor for her sister, whose other attendants were the Misses Laurie Gregg, another sister; Louise Grant, a cousin; Francisca Brackenridge, Lisa Canby and Abigail Rickert, Mrs. Christopher Ward and Mrs. John Sinwell.

   1961 July 13, “Father Escorts Nancy D. Gregg At Her Nuptials; Smith Alumna Is Bride of Sinclair Hatch Jr. in Pasadena Church”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026

   It [the Migration Division] was headed on an interim basis by Miss Francisca Bou while the Governor and Mrs. Julia Rivera Vicenti, Secretary of Labor, studied conflicting claims as to its effectiveness.

   1970 February 5, “‘Self‐Made’ New Yorker Heads Puerto Rican Migration Agency”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026

   Miss Francisca Cora Ehrenclou was married here yesterday afternoon to Robert S. Rowell, a landscape designer and artist of Nicasio, Calif.

   1974 May 6, “Cora Ehrenclou Bride of Robert Rowell”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026

   The woman, Francisca Medina, was indicted on three charges: felony arson, felony criminal mischief and state jail felony criminal mischief.

   2008 May 1, Associated Press, “Texas: Wife of Justice Is Indicted Again”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022