France (name)
France is both a given name and a French, Czech or Slovene surname. In France, it may derive from an ethnic name for an inhabitant of the country; a variant is Lafrance. In the Czech Republic, the surname may relate to the word Franc. In Slovenia, France may derive from the personal name "France", a vernacular form of "Francišek", Latin Franciscus ("Francis"). It may also be an Americanized spelling of the German surname "Franz".[1]
Male name
In Slovenia, France is a male name, a variant of the name Franciscus.
- France Adamič (1911–2014), Slovene agronomist
- France Ahčin (1919–1989), Slovene sculptor
- France Ačko (1904–1974), Slovene musician, organist and composer
- France Balantič (1921–1943), Slovene poet
- France Bevk (1890–1970), Slovene writer, poet and translator
- France Bučar (1923–2015), Slovene politician, legal expert and author
- France Cukjati (born 1943), Slovene politician, physician and theologist
- France Dejak (1925–2003), Slovene soldier and Kočevski Rog massacre survivor
- France Laux (1897–1978), American sports announcer
- France Prešeren (1800–1849), Slovene romantic poet
- France Staub (1920–2005), Mauritian ornithologist, herpetologist and botanist
- France Štiglic (1919–1993), Slovene film director and screenwriter
- France Vodnik (1903–1986), Slovene writer and poet
Female name
In French-speaking countries, France may be a woman's first name.
- France A. Córdova (born 1947), American astrophysicist and administrator
- France D'Amour (born 1967), French-Canadian singer and songwriter
- France Gall (1947-2018), French pop singer
- France Gélinas, Canadian politician
- France Joli (born 1963), Canadian singer and songwriter
- France Nuyen (born 1939), French-Vietnamese actress now psychological counselor
Surname
- Alfred E. France (1927–2015), American politician
- Anatole France, nom de plume of French writer François-Anatole Thibault (1844–1924)
- Cécile de France (born 1975), Belgian actress
- C. V. France (1868–1949), English actor
- Eurilda Loomis France (1865-1931), American painter
- Michael France (1962–2013), American screenwriter
- Pierre Mendès France (1907–1982), former French Prime Minister
- R. T. France, (1938–2012), New Testament scholar and Anglican cleric
- Ryan France (born 1980), English footballer
- Shirley May France (1932–2012), American swimmer
Related surnames
- Lafrance (name)
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