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Francine
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English
Etymology
en :bor fr:Francine + 1
Proper noun
en female French.
en 1962 Jane Trahey Life with Mother Superior 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
Anagrams
en acefinnr Francien financer
French
Etymology
fr fro Francine, from fro Franc -ine 1. fro or is this Middle French? "ancien diminutif" per A. Dauzat. Today often associated with the given names fr France and fr Françoise.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
fr female
Anagrams
fr financer
fr francien
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Francine 2 1
Pronunciation
Francín Fran.cine
Proper noun
Francíne +
tl female English < French