name
Italian
Francesca
fran-CHES-kah
/fræˈntʃɛskɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
francesca
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Italian (Italy)
- Meaning
- Italian feminine form of Francis; free; from France
- Gender
- female
Pronunciation tips
Name of Francesca da Rimini, tragic heroine of Dante's Inferno
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