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Francesca

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Francesca: Italian variation of Frances Meaning of Francesca: "from France or free man" Francesca's Popularity in 2012: #486
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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 its country of origin, where it's in the Italian Top 15, at Number 12.

Famous People Named Francesca

Francesca Eastwood - American actress; daughter of Clint Eastwood and actress Frances Fisher
Francesca Annis - English actress
Francesca Battistelli - American musician
Francesca Woodman - American photographer
Francesca Capaldi - American child actress
Francesca Christine (b. 2008), daughter of Amy Jo Johnson
Francesca Nora (b. 2006), daughter of Jason Bateman
Francesca Natalia (b. 2000), daughter of Erik Estrada

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