What does Francesca mean?

Francesca means "Frenchwoman, free one"

How do we pronounce Francesca?

Francesca \fran-ces-ca, fr-ance-sca\ is a female's name. It consists of 9 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Francesca is pronounced as FRae-NCH-EHZKaa- 1.

1 English pronunciation for Francesca: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Francesca?

Francesca is used predominantly in the Italian language and it can also be derived from Italian origins. Francesca is a variation of the name Frances definition (English). Forms of Francesca include the diminutive form baby name Frankie (English), and the variant spellings Franchesca meaning and origin (English) and what does the name Francheska mean (English). See also the related form, Francesco meaning and origin (English and Italian). Francesca is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name's popularity jumped from the 1960s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1996 with 0.041% of baby girls being given the name Francesca. It ranked at #353 then. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.031% and its ranking #494, but it was nonetheless the most popular among all girl names in its group. In 2010, 73% more girls were named Francesca than the subsequent ranked name, Frances name popularity.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Francesca:

short names for Franchesca (English), name Firenza origin, Forenza name popularity, meaning of Francee, Francheska name variations (English), nicknames for Francisca (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Franciska meaning (Hungarian and Slavic), Francisqui meaning, Franciszka meaning (Polish), name Franseza (Breton), Fransisca meaning (English), short names for Fransiska (English), Franziska pronounciation (German), Frenchea pronounciation, Farnaz pronounciation (English), Fereng meaning, short names for Fiorenza (Italian), Firenze meaning of name, short names for Franca (Czech and Italian), and Francah name.

The baby name Francesca fun facts:

The name Francesca in reverse order is "Acsecnarf".

The numerological value of the name Francesca is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Francesca?

Francesca is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.04%
20130.04%
20120.04%
20110.03%
20100.03%
20090.04%
20080.03%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames