| Pronunciation | fran-SEEN |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Region of origin | France |
- This is a disambiguation page for the common name Francine.
Francine is a female given name. The name is of French origin. The name Francine was most popular in France itself during the 1940s (Besnard & Desplanques 2003), and was well used in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s (Evans 2006). Short forms are Frannie, Frans and Fran.
Translations
- English: Frankie
- French: Françoise
- German: Franziska
- Italian: Francesca
- Dutch : Francien
- Norwegian: Frances
- Polish: Franciszka
- Catalan: Francina
- Portuguese: Francesa, Francisca
- Spanish: Francisca
- Zulu: Rancina
- Slovak: Frantiska
- Afrikaans: Francine (same thing)
Persons
- Francine Bergé (born 1938), French film and stage actress
- Francine Descartes (1635–1640), René Descartes' daughter
- Francine Diaz (born 2004), Filipina teen actress and model
- Francine Fournier (born 1972), professional wrestler
- Francine Gaudet (born 1948), Canadian politician
- Francine Jordi (born 1977), Swiss pop singer
- Francine Justa (1942–2016), American activist and affordable housing advocate in New York City.
- Francine Lalonde (1940–2014), Canadian Quebec provincial politician
- Francine McKenna, American journalist, blogger, and columnist
- Francine G. McNairy, American academic administrator
- Francine Misasi (1944–2001), Clerk of the New York State Assembly 1985–2000
- Francine Mussey (1897–1933), French actress
- Francine Pascal (born 1938), American author
- Francine Pelletier (writer) (born 1959), Canadian science fiction author
- Francine Pelletier (journalist) (born c. 1955), Canadian television and print journalist
- Francine Prieto (born 1982), Filipino-Norwegian beauty queen, fashion model, product endorser, singer, actress and child star
- Francine Prose (born 1947), American writer
- Francine Reed (born 1947), American blues singer
- Francine Rivers (born 1947), American author of fiction with Christian themes
- Francine Stock (born 1958), British radio and TV presenter and novelist
- Francine Villeneuve (born 1964), Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer
- Francine Weisweiller née Worms (1916–2003), French socialite and patron of Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Cocteau
- Francine York (1936–2017), American movie and television actress
Fictional characters
- Francine Briggs, a mean English teacher in the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly portrayed by Mindy Sterling
- Francine Frensky, fictional character on the children's book and animated television series Arthur voiced by Jodie Resther
- Francine Smith, fictional character on the animated television series American Dad! voiced by Wendy Schaal
- Francine "Frankie" Osborne, character in UK soap opera Hollyoaks, portrayed by Helen Pearson
- Francine "Frankie" Osborne, character in UK soap opera Hollyoaks, portrayed by Isabelle Smith
- Francine, an Animal Crossing snooty villager
- Francine Nebulon, a character on the TV series Lloyd in Space voiced by Nicolette Little
- Francine "Franny" Fantootsie, titular character from the children's animated television series Franny's Feet voiced by Phoebe McAuley
- Francine Carruthers, a major antagonist from the TV series The Electric Company portrayed by Ashley Austin Morris
- Francine, a female sloth from Ice Age: Collision Course voiced by Melissa Rauch
- Francine Frye, a supervillain appearing from Marvel Comics, also known as "Electro" in Spidey and His Amazing Friends
- Francine „Fran“ Joy Fine, main character from the TV series The Nanny
Other
- Francine (band), indie rock band from Boston
- "Francine" (song), a 1971 song by American rock band ZZ Top from their album Rio Grande Mud
- Hurricane Francine, a 2024 hurricane that struck southeast Louisiana as a category 2 with winds of 100 mph.
See also
References
- Besnard, P. & Desplanques, G. La cote des prénoms en 2004. Paris: Balland. ISBN 2-7158-1461-5
- Evans, C. K. (2006). The great big book of baby names. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Limited. ISBN 1-4127-1300-5.
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