Given name & surname

Franche

“a man from France; one who is free”

Franche is a variant of Francis. One Latin interpretation is “a man from France; one who is free.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Franche is a variant of Francis. One Latin interpretation is “a man from France; one who is free.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Franche is a variant of Francis. An origin associated with Francis is Italian.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From German Franke.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Franche’s family of names

Franche has a related form in Francis. In Romanian usage, Franche as a surname was borrowed from the German form FRANKE.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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