"Francesca" meaning in Catalan

See Francesca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [fɾənˈsɛs.kə] [Central], [fɾənˈsəs.kə] [Balearic], [fɾanˈses.ka] [Valencia]
Rhymes: -ɛskə Etymology: The feminine form of Francesc (“Francis”), from Late Latin Franciscus, from Francia (“France”) + -iscus (“-ish”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ca|la-lat|Franciscus}} Late Latin Franciscus, {{af|la|Francia|-iscus|nocat=1|t1=France|t2=-ish}} Francia (“France”) + -iscus (“-ish”) Head templates: {{ca-proper noun|f}} Francesca f
  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Frances Tags: feminine
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