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.

Francine Rank in US Top 1000

# 976 in the US

Francine Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 199 on Nameberry

Francine Popularity

• 199 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Francine

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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"