Franca

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Catalan, Italian and Spanish Franca or, alternatively, from Portuguese França. === Proper noun === Franca (plural Francas) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Franca is the 38155th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Franca is most common among White (76.59%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.77%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Franca”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 596. == Albanian == === Proper noun === Franca definite nominative singular of Francë == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfˠɾˠaŋkə] === Noun === Franca m pl vocative plural of Franc === Mutation === == Italian == === Etymology === Feminine form of Franco. === Proper noun === Franca f a female given name === Proper noun === Franca m or f by sense a surname originating as a matronymic == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *Frankō, from Proto-Germanic *frankô. Related to Frankish *Franko, Old High German Franko (German Franke), Old Norse Frakki (Icelandic Frakki), Latin francus (Old French franc). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfrɑn.kɑ/, [ˈfrɑŋ.kɑ] Rhymes: -ɑn.kɑ === Proper noun === Franca m Frank, Frenchman (in the plural) the Franks The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ==== Declension ==== Weak: ==== Derived terms ==== Francena rīċe Francland Francrīċe Frenċisċ ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: Frank English: Frank == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Franca ? a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil