I named my daughter Francine. I have wonderful memories of the Francie Doll who was Barbie's cousin, I think. Gidget is also a Francine, whose parents called her Francie and Gidget. Some of my daughter's friends call her Frannie, which I don't love. I do love, however, that we know of no other Francine or Francie.
I love it! Francine is a feminine and classic name, but it also sounds strong and mature. I love the nickname Francis, even though I know it is a unisex name. I had a friend named Francisca and I called her Francis. It should be used more, I hope that in a few years the name will gain a little more popularity, because it deserves it.
A total "mean girl" name. It doesn't help that it actually rhymes with "mean." And it also has a harsh sound to it. Not a good choice.
― Anonymous User 10/25/2019
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Francine Niyonsaba (1993-) is a Burundian runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She is a 2016 Olympic silver medalist in the 800 metres. Her silver medal was the first Olympic medal for Burundi since 1996. Niyonsaba finished second in 800 meters 7 race series of 2016 Diamond League. She improved her personal best to 1:56.24 at 2016 Herculis meet.
Francine Smith, wife of CIA agent Stan Smith from the Fox TV animated comedy series American Dad.
― Anonymous User 4/17/2019
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Kerry Graham and Francine Trimble are currently unsolved murders that occurred in December 1978, when both girls disappeared after leaving their homes in Forestville, CA to visit a shopping mall in Santa Rosa. Their remains were discovered in July 1979 approximately 80 miles north of Forestville.
Classy and underused, Francine manages to be both strong and elegant. It works easily in English-speaking countries whilst retaining the whiff of the European. An unusual alternative to Frances, Francesca or Françoise, it travels well: the late Princess Francine of Montenegro was born in Morocco.
― Anonymous User 6/1/2012
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Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher is an American actress.
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This is a nice name, I can picture a cute little girl with it, but one of the characters on the children's TV program 'Arthur' is named Francine, so I would never name my daughter Francine. Also, I feel like it would be more accepted if you were European.
I'm going to give this name to my daughter because it sounds so sophisticated and isn't being overused. This name also is flexible because it can be shortened to Fran. Most people in my families, including myself, have sophisticated or/and rare names so I gotta pass it on!
After some researches, I found out that "Fran" comes from the Teutonic and the meaning is "Free", although Francine is a French/English name, but the meaning is the same.