francesca

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Francesca^¹

/fɹænˈsɛskə/
/fɹænˈt͡ʃɛskə/

Rhymes with -ɛskə

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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.

proper noun Francescas · Franchesca

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

francesca^²

noun francescas

alternative Alternative form of francisca (“throwing axe used by the Franks”).

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Closest in meaning: mrs, francesco, frances, francine, frankie, francis, fran, fiorella, franny, franco, frannie, francie, florence, bianca, france, rossella

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@misc{francesca_2026,
  title = {francesca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/francesca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}