Franciska
Franciska is a Hungarian variant of the Latin name Franciscus. This name is derived from the Latin name Francesco. The Italian Saint of Assisi was named Giovanni. However, since his father lived in France when he was born, he called him Francesco. The Franciska is also derived from the Germanic tribal name Franks, which is the name of a weapon called a throwing axe. Therefore, the meaning of Franciska is ‘the franks', ‘free woman', ‘sincere', ‘truthful', ‘javelin', ‘spear', ‘knife', and ‘dagger'. It is prevalent in Hungary, Indonesia, Uganda, the Netherlands, and South Africa. Some famous personalities with this name are Danish painter Franciska Clausen, Hungarian film actress Franciska Gaal, actresses Franciska Farkas, Franciska Friede and Franciska Töröcsik.
Gender
Franciska is most often associated with the gender: female.
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Spelling Of Franciska
F-R-A-N-C-I-S-K-A, 9-letter female given name.
Nicknames
- Flan
- Fran
- Franciis
- Kika