francesca

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/fɹænˈsɛskə//fɹænˈt͡ʃɛskə/

proper noun

A female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Frances.

OriginItalian Francesca ← Late Latin Franciscus →
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Meanings

francesca1

nounfrancesca (plural francescas)

plural francescas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of francisca (“throwing axe used by the Franks”).

Francesca2

proper nounFrancesca (plural Francescas)

plural Francescas · alternative Franchesca

  1. A female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Frances.

Origin

  1. Late LatinFranciscus
  2. ItalianFrancesca“Frances”
  3. EnglishFrancesca

Borrowed from Italian Francesca (“Frances”), the feminine form of Francesco (“Francis”), from Late Latin Franciscus, from Francia (“France”) + -iscus (“-ish”). Doublet of Frances and Francisca.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with francesca

puttanesca
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Cite this entry
APA

francesca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/francesca

MLA

“francesca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/francesca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “francesca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/francesca.

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