Franca
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English
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.
Albanian
Proper noun
Franca
Irish
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. | ||
Italian
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
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
Proper noun
Franca m
Declension
Declension of Franca (weak)
Derived terms
Descendants
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Franca
- A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil