Franca

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See also: franca and França

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan, Italian and Spanish Franca or, alternatively, from Portuguese França.

Proper noun

Franca (plural Francas)

  1. 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

Albanian

Proper noun

Franca

  1. definite nominative singular of Francë

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

Franca m pl

  1. vocative plural of Franc

Mutation

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Italian

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Etymology

Feminine form of Franco.

Proper noun

Franca f

  1. a female given name

Proper noun

Franca m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as a matronymic

Old English

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɑn.kɑ/, [ˈfrɑŋ.kɑ]

Proper noun

Franca m

  1. Frank, Frenchman

Declension

Weak:

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: Frank

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Franca

  1. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

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