🔥Francesca

Italian variation of Frances, Latin

"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.

Francesca Rank in US Top 1000

# 314 in the US

Francesca Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 176 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Francesca

• 314 US 2024
• 176 Nameberry 2025
• 409 Future 2028
• 118 England 2023
• 152 Scotland 2024
• 35 Italy 2023

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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

The name 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"
• Francesca from the Hozier song
• Francesca Bridgerton Character from the 'Bridgerton' series by Julia Quinn and its' TV series on Netflix