Franca
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan, Italian and Spanish Franca or, alternatively, from Portuguese França.
Proper noun
Franca (plural Francas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Franca is the 38155th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Franca is most common among White (76.59%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Franca”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 596.
Proper noun
Franca
Pronunciation
Noun
Franca m pl
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Franca | Fhranca | bhFranca |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Etymology
Feminine form of Franco.
Proper noun
Franca f
- a female given name
Proper noun
Franca m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a matronymic
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *frankō, from Proto-Germanic *frankô. Related to Frankish *Franko, Old High German Franko (German Franke), Old Norse Frakki (Icelandic Frakki), Latin francus (Old French franc).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Franca m
Declension
Declension of Franca (weak)
Derived terms
Descendants
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Franca
- A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
