From France or free man
Francina is a feminine diminutive of Francis, ultimately derived from the Germanic tribal name of the Franks. The name originally referred to someone from France, but because the Franks were the only ones with the rights of free citizens in the post-Roman world, it also came to mean 'free'.
Less common today
Francina isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,561 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Spanish politician and President of the Congress of Deputies
Four-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field
18th-century Dutch flower painter
