Françoise
Françoise is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name is the feminine form of François , German Franziska, see Franz .
Well-known namesake
First name
- Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise de Montespan (1640–1707), mistress of Louis XIV.
- Françoise-Louise de Warens (1699–1762), maternal friend of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière (around 1542–1592), French nobleman, mother of Gabrielle d'Estrées
- Françoise Bozon (* 1963), French ski racer
- Françoise Cactus (* 1964), German-French author
- Françoise Dorléac (1942–1967), French actress
- Françoise Durr (* 1942), French tennis player
- Françoise Eléonore Dejean de Manville, Comtesse de Sabran (1749–1827), personality of the Paris salons
- Françoise Hardy (* 1944), French pop singer
- Françoise Macchi (* 1951), French ski racer
- Françoise Marie de Bourbon (1677–1749), daughter of Louis XIV.
- Françoise Mbango Etone (* 1976), Cameroonian athlete
- Françoise Sagan (1935-2004), French writer
- Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon (1635–1719), mistress of Louis XIV.
- Françoise de Panafieu (* 1948), French politician
- Françoise Yip (* 1972), Canadian actress
- Françoise Bertin (1925-2014), French actress
family name
- Emmanuel Françoise (* 1987), French football player