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. It may also be an Americanized spelling of the German surname "Franz".Male name
In Slovenia, France is a male name, a variant of the name Franciscus.
- France Adamič, Slovene agronomist
- France Ahčin, Slovene sculptor
- France Ačko, Slovene musician, organist and composer
- France Balantič, Slovene poet
- France Bevk, Slovene writer, poet and translator
- France Bučar, Slovene politician, legal expert and author
- France Cukjati, Slovene politician, physician and theologist
- France Dejak, Slovene soldier and Kočevski Rog massacre survivor
- France Laux, American sports announcer
- France Prešeren, Slovene romantic poet
- France Staub, Mauritian ornithologist, herpetologist and botanist
- France Štiglic, Slovene film director and screenwriter
- France Vodnik, Slovene writer and poet
Female name
In French-speaking countries, France may be a woman's first name.
- France A. Córdova, American astrophysicist and administrator
- France D'Amour, French-Canadian singer and songwriter
- France Gall, French pop singer
- France Gélinas, Canadian politician
- France Joli, Canadian singer and songwriter
- France Nuyen, French-Vietnamese actress now psychological counselor
Surname
- Alfred E. France, American politician
- Anatole France, nom de plume of French writer François-Anatole Thibault
- Cécile de France, Belgian actress
- C. V. France, English actor
- Eurilda Loomis France, American painter
- Michael France, American screenwriter
- Pierre Mendès France, former French Prime Minister
- R. T. France,, New Testament scholar and Anglican cleric
- Ryan France, English footballer
- Shirley May France, American swimmer
Related surnames
- Lafrance