Francine

French diminutive pet form of Francoise
"from France or free man"

Francine Origin and Meaning

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

With the advent of Pope Francis, all forms of this ancient and saintly name came up for a fresh look. Along with most other -een and -ine (when pronounced like -een) names for girls, Francine has a dated midcentury Mad Men feel. But its choice for their daughter by modern glamour couple Casey Neistat and Candice Pool, respectively a video star and a jewelry designer, has made Francine chic again.

Francine was most popular in her native habitat in the 1940's, while in the U.S. she hit her peak in 1950 at Number 224. A contemporary bearer is writer Francine Prose and comic actress Fran Drescher was born Francine. There are also Francines in two animated TV series: Arthur and American Dad.

# 976 in the US

Francine Rank in US Top 1000

# 200 on Nameberry

Francine Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Francine Popularity

Famous People Named Francine

  • Francine Amaral
    Brazilian Model
  • Francine Hurd Barker
    American singer
  • Francine Berge
    French actress
  • Francine Boucher
    American singer
  • Francine Dee Blau
    American economist
  • Francine Descartes
    daughter of renowned French philosopher René Descartes'
  • Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher
    American actress, Director and Philanthropist
  • Francine Fournier
    American pro wrestler
  • Francine Everette
    American singer and actress
  • Francine du Plessix Gray
    French writer
  • Francine James
    Jamaican Super Model
  • Francine Lacqua
    English TV personality
  • Francine Lalonde
    Canadian politician
  • Francine Lewis
    English actress and comedian
  • Francine Locke
    American actress
  • Francine Maisler
    American director
  • Francine Mussey
    French actress
  • Francine Neistat
    daughter of youtuber and film maker Casey Neistat
  • Francine Prieto
    Filipina actress
  • Francine Parks
    American model
  • Francine Rubin Pascal
    American novelist
  • Francine Pelletier
    Canadian novelist
  • Francine Prose
    American novelist
  • Francine Racette
    French,Canadian actress
  • Francine Reed
    American singer
  • Francine Farkas Sears
    American designer
  • Francine Shapiro
    American psychologist
  • Francine Slobodnik
    professional female body builder and visual artist
  • Francine Stock
    English novelist
  • Francine Tacker
    American actress
  • Francine Turk
    contemporary Fine Artist
  • Francine Villeneuve
    Canadian jockey
  • Francine Jordi Wien
    Swiss singer
  • Francine York
    American actress and model
  • Francine Weisweiller
    French socialite and patron of Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Cocteau
  • Francine Zaslow
    American photographer
  • Francine Sandra Rivers
    American novelist
  • Francine Valli
    daughter of singer Frankie Valli

Francine in Pop Culture

  • Francine
    character in film "Paris, je t' aime"
  • Francine "Francie" Calfo
    character on TV's "Alias"
  • Francine Evans
    character in film "New York, New York"
  • Francine Glatt
    character in "In the Mood"
  • Francine Hanson
    character on TV's "Mad Men"
  • Francine Jones
    character on TV's "Doctor Who"
  • Francine Osborne
    character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
  • Francine "Fran" Sheffield
    character on TV's "The Nanny," played by Francine "Fran" Drescher
  • Francine Smith
    character on TV's "American Dad"
  • Francine "Francie" Jarvis
    character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
  • Francine West
    character on TV's "The Flash"
  • Francine Carruthers
    character on TV's "Electric Company"
  • Francine Alice Frensky
    character on TV's "Arthur"
  • Francine Desmond
    character on 1980's TV show "Scarecrow & Mrs. King"

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