🔥Francesca

Italian variation of Frances
"from France or free man"

Francesca Origin and Meaning

The name Francesca is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "from France or free man".

Francesca is a lighter and much more feminine choice than the classic Frances, and one that is increasingly popular with upscale parents.

Francesca made an appearance in Dante's Inferno and then, centuries later, in the best-selling novel The Bridges of Madison County, played on screen by Meryl Streep and co-starring Clint Eastwood, who went on to name his daughter Francesca. Other dads of Francescas include Martin Scorsese, Erik Estrada, Jason Bateman and (stepdad) Ringo Starr.

Francesca is also having a big renaissance in Italy, its country of origin.

# 374 in the US

Francesca Rank in US Top 1000

# 193 on Nameberry

Francesca Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Francesca Popularity

Famous People Named Francesca

  • Francesca "Frankie" Sandford
    English singer of group The Saturdays
  • Francesca Ruth Fisher
    Eastwood, American actress and socialite; daughter of actors Clint Eastwood and Frances Fisher
  • (Constance) Francesca Gabor Hilton
    American actress; daughter of hotelier Conrad Hilton and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor
  • Francesca James
    American actress
  • Francesca Annis
    English actress
  • Francesca Collett
    American actress
  • Francesca Battistelli
    American musician
  • Francesca Woodman
    American photographer
  • Francesca Capaldi
    American actress
  • Francesca Isabella Simon
    British,American children's author
  • Francesca Gregorini
    Italian/American writer/director
  • Francesca Schiavone
    Italian tennis player
  • Francesca Barracciu
    Italian MEP
  • Francesca Neri
    Italian actress
  • Francesca Dallapé
    Italian diver
  • Francesca Guillén
    Mexican actress; daughter of actor Alejandro Camacho
  • Francesca "Fran" Kirby
    English football player
  • Francesca Aborn
    niece of actress Isabella Rossellini
  • Francesca Halabi (b. 1984)
    daughter of reality TV personality Faye Resnick and Fadi Halabi
  • Francesca McKnight Donatella Romana Gregorini (di Savignano di Romagna)
    Italian,American film director, daughter of actress Barbara Bach and stepdaughter of musician Ringo Starr
  • Francesca Hall
    daughter of TV presenter Stuart Hall
  • Francesca Mainwaring
    daughter of TV presenter Ed Stewart
  • Francesca Gunn (b. 1990)
    late daughter of footballer Bryan Gunn
  • Francesca Généreux (b. 1999)
    daughter of dancer and TV personality Jean,Marc Généreux
  • Francesca Abbruzzese
    daughter of drummer Dave Abbruzzese of band Pearl Jam
  • Francesca Scorsese (b. 1999)
    daughter of director Martin Scorsese
  • Francesca Natalia Estrada (b. 2000)
    daughter of actor Erik Estrada
  • Francesca Pace (b. 2004)
    daughter of tennis player Irina Spirlea and Massimiliano Pace
  • Francesca Fospero (b. 2004)
    daughter of TV presenter Helen Fospero
  • Francesca Nora Bateman (b. 2006)
    daughter of actor Jason Bateman & Amanda Anka
  • Francesca Christine Giner (b. 2008)
    daughter of actress Amy Jo Johnson and Olivier Giner
  • Francesca Alice Adams (b. 2009)
    daughter of ice hockey player Craig Adams
  • Francesca Marlowe Jacobs (b. 2013)
    daughter of TV weather forecasters Rose and Steven Jacobs

Francesca in Pop Culture

  • Francesca "Frankie" Alan
    main character from the television series "Lip Service"
  • Francesca Altifiorla
    dragon in "Kept in the Dark" (Anthony Trollope)
  • Francesca "Fancy" Monroe
    from "The Jamie Foxx Show"
  • Francesca "Frankie" Sutton
    from the movie "Set It Off"
  • Francesca Villante
    from Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
  • Francesca "Frankie" Adams Foster
    stillborn daughter of Stef and Lena on American TV show "The Fosters"
  • Francesca
    a character from the novel 'Torment' (Lauren Kate)
  • Francesca Wolff
    girlfriend of Marina Ferrer in TV series "The L Word".
  • Francesca Spinelli
    main character in Melina Marchetta's "Saving Francesca"