Francesca
Americannoun
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Piero della Piero dei Franceschi, c1420–92, Italian painter.
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Also Francisca a female given name, form of Frances.
noun
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Elliott will perform alongside Silent Witness actress Francesca Mills, who will play the title role, and Waterloo Road star Jill Halfpenny, who will play her mother, Mari Hoff.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Amid frequent interruptions, fellow Reform MS Francesca O'Brien told the Senedd that face coverings, including the burka, were "anti-British".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
In Wisconsin, numerous polls showed progressive state Rep. Francesca Hong leading Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in the Democratic primary for governor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Unlike some recent stagings that have emphasized the dark undercurrents in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma,” Francesca Zambello’s slick new production was all primary colors, a paean to American frontier boosterism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Francesca worked as a creative director in advertising for a time and eventually became a grade school teacher.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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