Franca - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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

Franca (plural Francas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Franca is the 38155^th 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.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Franca”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 596.

Franca

1. definite nominative singular of Francë

• IPA^(key): [ˈfˠɾˠaŋkə]

Franca m pl

1. vocative plural of Franc

Feminine form of Franco.

Franca f

1. a female given name

Franca m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a matronymic

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).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɑn.kɑ/, [ˈfrɑŋ.kɑ]

Franca m

1. Frank, Frenchman

• Francena rīċe
• Francland
• Francrīċe
• Frenċisċ

• Middle English: Frank
  • English: Frank

Franca

1. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil