Franziska
Franziska is a feminine given name and the feminine form of Franziskus , originally derived from the Franconian people . The root word "frank" means something like "free", see also Frank .
name day
Possible name days are March 9th ( Francis of Rome ) or October 4th ( Francis of Assisi ).
distribution
Franziska was a moderately popular first name in Germany as early as the late 19th century. Its popularity declined more and more towards the middle of the 20th century. In the seventies its distribution increased strongly, so that in the eighties it was among the ten most frequently given female first names several times. Since then, its popularity has declined again.
variants
Spellings
Françoise (fr.), Francesca (it.), Francisca (sp.), Franciska, Franzisca, Franciszka ( pl. ) Franeka, Franzetti
Short forms
Franzi, Franzy, Fränzi, Fränze, Fränzle, Fränzel, Franni, Franja, Franse, Fraze, Francis , Franci, Francine, Frances , Fran , Fanny , Ziska, Ciska, Zis, Zissi, Zissa
Well-known namesake
- Franziska von Rom (1384–1440), Christian founder of the order and mystic
- Franziska von Brazil (1824–1898), Infanta of Portugal and Brazil
- Franziska (* 1984), German soul singer
- Franziska (* 1993), German pop singer
- Franziska van Almsick (* 1978), German swimmer
- Franziska Augstein (* 1964), German journalist
- Franziska Becker (translator) (also Rolly Becker ; 1908–1991), German editor, editor and translator
- Franziska Becker (cartoonist) (* 1949), German cartoonist
- Franziska Becker (politician) (* 1967), German politician (SPD)
- Franziska Becker (presenter) (* 1968), German television presenter
- Franziska Becker (singer) (* 1972), German singer and actress
- Franziska Boehm (* 1980), German legal scholar
- Franziska Brantner (* 1979), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Franziska Xaviera Cabrini (1850–1917), founder of the order
- Franziska Drohsel (* 1980), German politician
- Franziska Gáal (1903–1972), Hungarian actress
- Franziska Giffey (* 1978), German politician (SPD), Federal Minister
- Franziska Gritsch (* 1997), Austrian ski racer
- Franziska Hagemann (* 1989), German soccer player
- Franziska Hildebrand (* 1987), German biathlete
- Franziska Knuppe (* 1974), German top model
- Franziska Petri (* 1973), German actress
- Franziska Pigulla (1964–2019), German actress and voice actress
- Franziska Preuß (* 1994), German biathlete
- Franziska Rubin (* 1968), German television presenter and actress
- Franziska Schenk (* 1974), German speed skater and television presenter
- Franziska Schervier (1819–1876), founder of the cooperative of the poor sisters of St. Francis (Schervier Sisters)
- Franziska Schlopsnies (1884–1944), German graphic artist
- Franziska Sibylla Augusta of Sachsen-Lauenburg (1675–1733), Margravine of Baden-Baden
- Franziska Streitel (1844–1911), founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother (Abenberg Franciscan Sisters)
- Franziska Troegner (* 1954), German actress
- Franziska Walser (* 1952), German actress
- Franziska Weisz (* 1980), Austrian film actress
- Franziska Wiese (* 1986), German violinist and singer
Others
- Franzi , German TV series
- Franziska Linkerhand , main character in the 1974 novel of the same name by Brigitte Reimann
- Goodbye, Franziska , German feature film released in 1941 and 1957
- Crime scene: Franziska , German TV crime thriller
Web links
Frequency, regional distribution, and age cohort distribution of the name Franciska in Slovenia
Individual evidence
- ↑ ancestry.com ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ behindthename.com
- ↑ Statistics on popular first names
- ↑ Józef Bubak: Wykaz Imion używanych w Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej . In: Język Polski . 1983, p. 8 (Polish, online [accessed February 22, 2013]).
