Origin: Italian
Meaning: “from France”
Best Nicknames:
Cesca, Ceska, Fran, Francee, Francey,
Franci, Francie, Franni, Frannie, Franny
Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Franca, Franceska, Franchesa, Franchesca, Francisca, Franciska.
Francesca TV and Movie Quotes:
“Francesca, I know all of this isn’t real.”
Ghost Ship (2002)
“Don’t be frightened, Francesca. I’m scared enough for all of us.”
Casanova’s Big Night (1954)
Famous people named Francesca or its variations
1. Francesca Battistelli (b. 1985), American Christian singer
2. Francesca Neri (b. 1964), Italian actress
3. Francesca Hilton (1947-2015), American heiress
born Constance Francesca Gabor Hilton
Francesca Middle Names
Francesca Breanne
Francesca Ellyn
Francesca Juliet
Francesca Madonna
Francesca Rose
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Ever since, I’ve been called Chesca but when I was in gradeschool my classmates gave me a nickname which is Ches. And for highschool my classmates started calling me Che.
I’ve been called Cesse Chess Frankie Fran Franny.
We named our daughter Francesca, but we’ve always called her Chessi. I love this name.
I always introduce myself by my full name, but as people get to know me they sometimes shorten it. One of my teachers calls me Franny, while another calls me Chesca. Most of my friends call me Chesca as well. A few kids tease me and call me Francine or Fran, which I do not like. I think that I will stick with the full name Francesca for my whole life, with different people calling me different nicknames.
My name ( Fran ) really doesn’t seem to be as popular a nickname for Francesca as I thought? Do you think I should start going by my full name?
My friends call me Francci but I like Chess personally
I go by my full name at the moment, but my family calls me Franki. I’m trying to find a cute nickname for people to use because they always ask, and I’m trying to avoid going back to Franki (though I don’t hate it 😊, just looking for a change)
My name is Francesca but no one calls me by it, I go by Chessie or even just Chess to most people. It’s so weird seeing all the variations of my name, some I’ve never heard before!
My name is Francesca and my friends and family call me Fran, and some people call me franny to annoy me.
Me too! Except I spell it Frannie, like that?
Hi I’m Francesca, most of my friends call me Frankie, and my siblings all call me Cesca (Chess- cah)
My name is francesca my middle name is maude and everyone calls me france but I go by essie
Hi, my name is Francesca as well and my nickname is Chess.
My name is Francesca and my family calls me Chess or Chicha.
My friends call my Franni and Fran, though it’s really annoying.
Now I just go by my last name nickname, which is Bav.
My name is Francesca. I was named for being ‘conceived in Italy, the home of St. Francis of Assisi’ and ‘born in Paris capital of France.’ My nickname is Italian…..Chicha (pronounced Cheechah).
My name is Francesca and my nicknames are: Franca (pronounced Frank-ah) and Chesra.