# Francesca

Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name Franciscus meaning 'the Frenchman' It is widely used in most Romance languages, including Italian, French and Catalan, and place of origin is Italy. It is derived from the same source as the female name Frances, and the male names Francesc, Francesco and Francis. == People named Francesca == Daniel Francesca, Danish esports player Francesca Alderisi, Italian television presenter and politician Francesca Allen (born 2002), British adaptive rower Francesca Allinson, English author and musician Francesca Annis, British actress Julia Francesca Barretto, Filipino actress Francesca Battistelli, American Christian musician Francesca Beard, Malaysian performance poet Francesca Caccini, Italian composer and singer of the early Baroque Francesca Anna Canfield, American poet and translator Francesca Capaldi, American child actress Frankie Corio, Scottish child actress Francesca Cumani, English racing presenter for ITV Francesca Cuzzoni, Italian operatic soprano Francesca da Rimini, 13th-century Italian adulterer Francesca Dani, Italian cosplay model Francesca Gagnon, Canadian singer and performer for Cirque du Soleil Francesca Galli, Italian road racing cyclist Francesca Hayward, English ballerina Francesca Henry, English actress Francesca Iossi (born 1977), Italian bobsledder Francesca Lancellotti, Italian layperson declared venerable Francesca Le, American pornographic actress Francesca Lia Block, American author of the Weetzie Bat series Francesca Lubiani, Italian tennis player Francesca Martiradonna, Italian basketball player Francesca Martinez, British comedian Francesca Petitjean, French former bodybuilder and pornographic actress Francesca Piccinini, Italian volleyball player Francesca Salvalajo, Italian backstroke swimmer Francesa Sarah of Safed, 16th-century Jewish mystic Francesca Scorsese, American actress and filmmaker Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player Francesca Semoso, Papuan politician and broadcaster from Bougainville Francesca Simon, American author of the Horrid Henry series Francesca Stavrakopoulou, British theologian and broadcaster Francesca Velicu, Romanian ballet dancer Francesca Woodman, American photographer Piero della Francesca, Italian painter Francheska Yarbusova, Russian artist == Fictional characters == Francesca, a character from the Rankin/Bass classic Mad Monster Party Francesca ("Frankie"), the eponymous main character from Melina Marchetta's Saving Francesca Francesca Lucchini, a character from the anime/manga series Strike Witches Francesca, a character from the series by Lauren Kate: Fallen Francesca or Franky, a character from Freaky Green Eyes Francesca da Rimini or da Polenta, a character from Dante's Inferno Francesca Russo, a character from The Wizards Return: Alex vs.