Françoise name meaning
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What does Françoise mean?
Prevalently used in Danish, Finnish, French and Swedish, Françoise means "Little Frenchwoman or Free Condition" has its roots in Latin and Italian is used for baby girls. Françoise is form of Francisca in French language.
It is celebrated on March 9th.
How do I pronounce Françoise?
Two syllabled Françoise is pronounced as frahn-SWAHZ.
Variants of Françoise
Frankline, Francisca, Frances, Fan, Fanchette, Franci, Franceen
Middle Names for Françoise
Clora, Ilona, view more middle names that goes with Françoise
How popular is the name Françoise?
Françoise is an extremely popular in France where over 401516 new-borns have been given the name since 1900. At its zenith in 1949, it ranked 2nd when 15260 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.
Additionally, the first name has been in the top 5 baby names 18 times Françoise is an uncommon baby name in Belgium where it may not be used now. But Françoise is a popular baby name in Switzerland where every 1 in 500 have the name as well as in, Benin and Chad.
At least, 400000 people globally have been given the name as per our estimate.
Facts
Françoise in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 0 | 33 | 897 | 2749 |
 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 29 |
 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 29 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Other names liked by soon-to-be-parents that are similar to Françoise
- Fabián - Used commonly in Spanish, Fabián means "Bean" and a baby boy name is originated from Latin
- Kreszenz - Substantially used in German, Kreszenz is rooted from Latin, meaning of Kreszenz is "The Growing" is used as a girl name
- Durina came from Latin is a baby girl name, meaning of Durina is "Enduring". Durina is resulted from Durene.
- Janan means Soul or Heart is used notably in Arabic, Tamil and Arabic is came from Latin is used as a gender insensitive name
- Antek - Anteks origin is Latin bestowed upon boys, meaning of Antek is "Brave" is used particulary in Slavic
Famous people named Françoise
- Françoise d'Eaubonne, French feminist
- Françoise Bertaut de Motteville, daughter of Pierre Bertaut
- Françoise Mbango Etone, Cameroonian-born female track and field athlete
- Françoise Castex, French politician
- Françoise Grossetête, French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the South-East of France
- Françoise Giroud, French journalist, screenwriter
- Françoise de Foix, chief mistress of Francis I of France
- Françoise Prévost, French ballerina
- Françoise Ardré, French phycologist and marine scientist
- Françoise Ducros, Canadian government official
- Françoise Meltzer, professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Chicago Divinity School
- Françoise Claustre, French archeologist
- Françoise Basseporte, French painter
- Françoise d'Amboise, French Roman Catholic saint and a duchess consort of Brittany
- Françoise Chandernagor, French writer, born 15 June 1945
- Françoise Macchi, French former alpine skier
- Françoise Faucher, Quebec actress born in Montmorency, France in 1929
- Françoise de Cezelli, French war hero during the French Wars of Religion
- Françoise Renet, She studied with Marcel Dupré, Maurice Duruflé
- Françoise Burdet, Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1992 to 2005
- Françoise Blin de Bourdon, Mother St
- Françoise Héritier, French anthropologist, ethnologist, and feminist
- Françoise Dolto, French pediatrician and psychoanalyst
- Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, second wife of King Louis XIV of France
- Françoise Sagan, French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter
- Françoise Dorléac, French actress
- Françoise Hardy, French singer-songwriter
- Françoise Boivin, Canadian politician
- Françoise David, former spokesperson of Québec solidaire – a left-wing
- Françoise Dior, French socialite and post-war Nazi underground financier
- Françoise Dürr, retired French professional tennis player
- Françoise Rosay, French opera singer, diseuse
- Françoise Gilot, French painter, critic, and bestselling author
- Françoise Mouly, Paris-born New York-based designer, editor
- Françoise Pascal, Mauritian actress and model
- Françoise Mallet-Joris, Belgian author
- Françoise Atlan, French singer
- Françoise Yip, Canadian actress
- Françoise Adnet, French figurative painter born in Paris
- Françoise Robertson, Canadian actress
- Françoise Fong-Wa Yip is a Canadian actress.
- Actor Françoise Ariel, known for movie As Ru�nas no Interior
Lists having Françoise
- Girl names beginning with F
- Italian Girl Names
- Latin Girl Names
- Danish Girl Names
- Finnish Girl Names
- French Girl Names
- Swedish Girl Names
- Popular Girl Names in France (1976)
- Baby Names that mean Little
- Baby Names that mean Free
Sources
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls