Francine

Borrowed from French Francine.

Francine

1. A female given name from French.
   • 1962, Jane Trahey, Life with Mother Superior, page 4:

     What I needed was an exciting name and I would give myself one. I was reading a book where the heroine's name was Adrienne. I printed that as my first name. Now what would go well with Adrienne? I peered over my shoulder at the little girl in back of me. Her name was Mary Frances Carroll. Frances...I thought. No, that's not exotic enough. Francine. Francine. That was beautiful. I printed in: FRANCINE

• Francien, financer

Inherited from Old French Francine, from Franc +‎ -ine. . Today often associated with the given names France and Françoise.

• IPA^(key): /fʁɑ̃.sin/

Francine f

1. a female given name

• financer
• francien