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Revision as of 03:03, 11 May 2017 by Mild Bill Hiccup (talk | contribs) (run-on)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)France is both a given name and a French, Czech or Slovene surname. In France, it may derive from an ethnic name for an inhabitant of the country; a variant is Lafrance. In the Czech Republic, the surname may relate to the word Franc. In Slovenia, France may derive from the personal name "France", a vernacular form of "Francišek", Latin Franciscus ("Francis"). It may also be an Americanized spelling of the German surname "Franz".
Male name
In Slovenia, France is a male name, a variant of the name Franciscus.
- France Adamič, Slovene agronomist
- France Ahčin, Slovene sculptor
- France Ačko, Slovene musician, organist and composer
- France Balantič, Slovene poet
- France Bevk, Slovene writer, poet and translator
- France Bučar, Slovene politician, legal expert and author
- France Cukjati, Slovene politician, physician and theologist
- France Prešeren, Slovene romantic poet
- France Vodnik, Slovene writer and poet
Female name
In French-speaking countries, France may be a woman's first name.
- France Nuyen, French-Vietnamese actress now psychological counselor
- France Gall, French pop singer
- France Gélinas, Canadian politician
- France Joli, Canadian Musician
Surname
- Alfred E. France (1927-2015), American politician
- Anatole France, nom de plume of French writer François-Anatole Thibault
- Cécile de France, Belgian actress
- C. V. France, English actor
- Michael France (1962–2013), American screenwriter
- R. T. France, (1938-2012), New Testament scholar and Anglican cleric
- Ryan France, English footballer
- Shirley May France, American swimmer
Related surnames
- Lafrance
References
- "France Family History", Ancestry.com, retrieved 7 April 2017.
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