Francine

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Francine
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For the professional wrestler, see Francine Fournier. For the band, see Francine (band).

Francine is a female given name. The name is of French origin, derived from French name Francoise, itself the female version of Francois, the French form of Francis. 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 Frannie, Frans and Fran.


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  • Besnard, P. & Desplanques, G. La cote des prénoms en 2004. Paris: Balland. ISBN 2.7158.1461.5
  • Evans, C. K. (2006). The great big book of baby names. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Limited. ISBN 1-4127-1300-5.
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