:This is a disambiguation page for the common name Francine.

Francine is a female given name. The name is of French origin. The name Francine was most popular in France itself during the 1940s (Besnard & Desplanques, 2003), and was well used in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s (Evans, 2006). Short forms are Fran and Frannie.

Translations

  • Afrikaans: Francine
  • Catalan: Francina
  • Danish: Frandsine
  • Dutch: Francien
  • English: Frankie
  • Filipino: Franxine
  • French: Françoise
  • German: Franziska
  • Italian: Francesca
  • Norwegian: Frances
  • Polish: Franciszka
  • Portuguese: Francesa, Francisca
  • Slovak: Frantiska
  • Spanish: Francisca
  • Zulu: Rancina

Persons

  • Francine Bergé (born 1938), French film and stage actress
  • Francine Brunel-Reeves (1933–2018), Québécois singer, caller and researcher
  • Francine Descartes (1635–1640), René Descartes' daughter
  • Francine Diaz (born 2004), Filipina teen actress and model
  • Francine Fournier (born 1972), professional wrestler
  • Francine Gálvez (born 1966), Cameroonian-born Spanish television presenter
  • Francine Gaudet (born 1948), Canadian politician
  • Francine Jordi (born 1977), Swiss pop singer
  • Francine Justa (1942–2016), American activist and affordable housing advocate in New York City.
  • Francine Lalonde (1940–2014), Canadian Quebec provincial politician
  • Francine McKenna, American journalist, blogger, and columnist
  • Francine G. McNairy, American academic administrator
  • Francine Misasi (1944–2001), Clerk of the New York State Assembly 1985–2000
  • Francine Mussey (1897–1933), French actress
  • Francine Pascal (born 1938), American author
  • Francine Pelletier (writer) (born 1959), Canadian science fiction author
  • Francine Pelletier (journalist) (born c. 1955), Canadian television and print journalist
  • Francine Prieto (born 1982), Filipino-Norwegian beauty queen, fashion model, product endorser, singer, actress and child star
  • Francine Prose (born 1947), American writer
  • Francine Reed (born 1947), American blues singer
  • Francine Rivers (born 1947), American author of fiction with Christian themes
  • Francine Stock (born 1958), British radio and TV presenter and novelist
  • Francine Villeneuve (born 1964), Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer
  • Francine Weisweiller née Worms (1916–2003), French socialite and patron of Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Cocteau
  • Francine York (1936–2017), American movie and television actress

Fictional characters

  • Francine Briggs, a mean English teacher in the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly portrayed by Mindy Sterling
  • Francine Frensky, character on the children's book and animated television series Arthur voiced by Jodie Resther
  • Francine Smith, character on the animated television series American Dad! voiced by Wendy Schaal
  • Francine "Frankie" Osborne, character in UK soap opera Hollyoaks, portrayed by Helen Pearson
  • Francine "Frankie" Osborne, character in UK soap opera Hollyoaks, portrayed by Isabelle Smith
  • Francine, an Animal Crossing snooty villager
  • Francine Nebulon, a character on the TV series Lloyd in Space voiced by Nicolette Little
  • Francine "Franny" Fantootsie, titular character from the children's animated television series Franny's Feet voiced by Phoebe McAuley
  • Francine Carruthers, a major antagonist from the TV series The Electric Company portrayed by Ashley Austin Morris
  • Francine, a female sloth from Ice Age: Collision Course voiced by Melissa Rauch
  • Francine Frye, a supervillain appearing from Marvel Comics, also known as "Electro" in Spidey and His Amazing Friends
  • Francine "Fran" Joy Fine, main character from the TV series The Nanny

Other

  • Francine (band), indie rock band from Boston
  • "Francine" (song), a 1971 song by American rock band ZZ Top from their album Rio Grande Mud
  • List of storms named Francene
  • Hurricane Francine, a 2024 hurricane that struck southeast Louisiana as a category 2 with winds of 100 mph.
  • Francine (cat), a cat living in a Richmond, Virginia Lowe's

See also

  • Francene Cosman
  • Francina (name)

References

  • Besnard, P. & Desplanques, G. La cote des prénoms en 2004. Paris: Balland.
  • Evans, C. K. (2006). The great big book of baby names. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Limited. .