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 given or surname "Franz".[1]

## Male name

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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 Rode (1934–2017), Slovenian engineer and inventor
* 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

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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

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* Alfred E. France (1927–2015), American politician
* Anatole France, nom de plume of French writer François-Anatole Thibault (1844–1924)
* C. V. France (1868–1949), British actor
* Cécile de France (born 1975), Belgian actress
* Ellen France (born 1956), New Zealand judge
* Eurilda Loomis France (1865–1931), American painter
* J. P. France (born 1995), American professional baseball player
* Kai Kara-France (born 1993), New Zealand professional mixed martial artist
* Michael France (1962–2013), American screenwriter
* Pierre Mendès France (1907–1982), French prime minister
* R. T. France, (1938–2012), New Testament scholar and Anglican cleric
* Raoul Heinrich Francé (1874–1943), Austro-Hungarian botanist, microbiologist, philosopher
* Robbie France (1959–2012), English drummer, record producer, arranger, journalist, music educator, broadcaster
* Ryan France (born 1980), English former professional footballer
* Shirley May France (1932–2012), American swimmer
* Ty France (born 1994), American professional baseball player
* France family, U.S. motorsports family in NASCAR

## Related surnames

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* Lafrance (name)

## References

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1. ^ "France Family History", Ancestry.com, retrieved 7 April 2017.

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