"Francisca" meaning in English

See Francisca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Portuguese and Spanish Francisca, from Latin Francisca. Doublet of Frances. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt,es|Francisca}} Portuguese and Spanish Francisca, {{der|en|la|Francisca}} Latin Francisca, {{doublet|en|Frances}} Doublet of Frances Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Francisca
  1. A female given name from Portuguese or from Spanish [in turn from Latin].
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pt,es",
        "3": "Francisca"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese and Spanish Francisca",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Francisca"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Francisca",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Frances"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Frances",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Portuguese and Spanish Francisca, from Latin Francisca. Doublet of Frances.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Francisca",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English female given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              21,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1935 April 7, “Miss Howland’s Plans. She Will Be Married April 27 to Willlarn J. Coke Jr.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026:",
          "text": "Friends here of Miss Francisca Howland have received invitations to her marriage to William Johnston Coke Jr., which will take place on April 27, and the reception at the Biltmore Forest Country Club at Asheville, N. C.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              147,
              156
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1961 July 13, “Father Escorts Nancy D. Gregg At Her Nuptials; Smith Alumna Is Bride of Sinclair Hatch Jr. in Pasadena Church”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026:",
          "text": "Miss Margaret Gregg was maid of honor for her sister, whose other attendants were the Misses Laurie Gregg, another sister; Louise Grant, a cousin; Francisca Brackenridge, Lisa Canby and Abigail Rickert, Mrs. Christopher Ward and Mrs. John Sinwell.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              67,
              76
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1970 February 5, “‘Self‐Made’ New Yorker Heads Puerto Rican Migration Agency”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026:",
          "text": "It [the Migration Division] was headed on an interim basis by Miss Francisca Bou while the Governor and Mrs. Julia Rivera Vicenti, Secretary of Labor, studied conflicting claims as to its effectiveness.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              49
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1971 September 3, “Thomas Greenley Jr.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026:",
          "text": "He is survived by his widow, the former Francisca Bolles.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1974 May 6, “Cora Ehrenclou Bride of Robert Rowell”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026:",
          "text": "Miss Francisca Cora Ehrenclou was married here yesterday afternoon to Robert S. Rowell, a landscape designer and artist of Nicasio, Calif.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2008 May 1, Associated Press, “Texas: Wife of Justice Is Indicted Again”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:",
          "text": "The woman, Francisca Medina, was indicted on three charges: felony arson, felony criminal mischief and state jail felony criminal mischief.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female given name from Portuguese or from Spanish [in turn from Latin]."
      ],
      "id": "en-Francisca-en-name-LVGGoSi0",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Francisca"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pt,es",
        "3": "Francisca"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese and Spanish Francisca",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Francisca"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Francisca",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Frances"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Frances",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Portuguese and Spanish Francisca, from Latin Francisca. Doublet of Frances.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Francisca",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English doublets",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English female given names",
        "English female given names from Latin",
        "English female given names from Portuguese",
        "English female given names from Spanish",
        "English given names",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Portuguese",
        "English terms borrowed from Spanish",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms derived from Portuguese",
        "English terms derived from Spanish",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              21,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1935 April 7, “Miss Howland’s Plans. She Will Be Married April 27 to Willlarn J. Coke Jr.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026:",
          "text": "Friends here of Miss Francisca Howland have received invitations to her marriage to William Johnston Coke Jr., which will take place on April 27, and the reception at the Biltmore Forest Country Club at Asheville, N. C.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              147,
              156
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1961 July 13, “Father Escorts Nancy D. Gregg At Her Nuptials; Smith Alumna Is Bride of Sinclair Hatch Jr. in Pasadena Church”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026:",
          "text": "Miss Margaret Gregg was maid of honor for her sister, whose other attendants were the Misses Laurie Gregg, another sister; Louise Grant, a cousin; Francisca Brackenridge, Lisa Canby and Abigail Rickert, Mrs. Christopher Ward and Mrs. John Sinwell.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              67,
              76
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1970 February 5, “‘Self‐Made’ New Yorker Heads Puerto Rican Migration Agency”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026:",
          "text": "It [the Migration Division] was headed on an interim basis by Miss Francisca Bou while the Governor and Mrs. Julia Rivera Vicenti, Secretary of Labor, studied conflicting claims as to its effectiveness.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              49
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1971 September 3, “Thomas Greenley Jr.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026:",
          "text": "He is survived by his widow, the former Francisca Bolles.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1974 May 6, “Cora Ehrenclou Bride of Robert Rowell”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026:",
          "text": "Miss Francisca Cora Ehrenclou was married here yesterday afternoon to Robert S. Rowell, a landscape designer and artist of Nicasio, Calif.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2008 May 1, Associated Press, “Texas: Wife of Justice Is Indicted Again”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:",
          "text": "The woman, Francisca Medina, was indicted on three charges: felony arson, felony criminal mischief and state jail felony criminal mischief.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female given name from Portuguese or from Spanish [in turn from Latin]."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Francisca"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Francisca meaning in English (4.0kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-08-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-08-05 using wiktextract (872fc7b and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.