France (name)

France is a unisex given name and an English, French, and Slovene surname. In French-speaking countries, France may be a woman's first name. In France, it may derive from an ethnic name for an inhabitant of the country; a variant is Lafrance. In Slovenia, France may derive from the personal name "France", a vernacular form of "Frančišek", Latin Franciscus ("Francis"). It may also be an Americanized spelling of the German given or surname "Franz".

Given name

Men

• 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 PreÅ¡eren (1800–1849), Slovene romantic poet
• France Rode (1934–2017), Slovenian engineer and inventor
• France Staub (1920–2005), Mauritian ornithologist, herpetologist and botanist
• France Å tiglic (1919–1993), Slovene film director and screenwriter
• France Vodnik (1903–1986), Slovene writer and poet

Women

• 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

• Alfred E. France (1927–2015), American politician
• Ali France (born 1973), Australian politician
• Bill France Sr. (1909–1992), co-founder, CEO, and chairman of NASCAR
• Bill France Jr. (1933–2007), CEO of NASCAR and chairman of ISC
• Brian France (born 1962), former CEO and chairman of NASCAR
• 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
• Jim France (born 1944), CEO and chairman of NASCAR, executive vice president of NASCAR, and CEO and chairman of ISC
• J. P. France (born 1995), American professional baseball player
• 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, and philosopher
• Robbie France (1959–2012), English drummer, record producer, arranger, journalist, music educator, and broadcaster
• Ryan France (born 1980), English former footballer
• Shirley May France (1932–2012), American swimmer
• Ty France (born 1994), American professional baseball player

See also

• Kai Kara-France (born 1993), New Zealand mixed martial artist
• Lafrance, a surname

References