Today is the name day for people called Frances.
Frances is an English given name of Latin origin. It means 'from France' or 'free one. 10 famous people called Frances:
Frances of Rome: a saint whose feast day is today. She was an Italian Catholic mystic and a Benedictine oblate who founded a religious community who share a common life without religious vows. She was canonised in 1608.
Frances "Fanny" Brawne Lindon: fiancée and muse to English Romantic poet John Keats.
Frances Hodgson Burnett: British-American writer best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess and The Secret Garden.
Frances Bean Cobain: American visual artist and model. She is the only child of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love.
Frances Shand Kydd: mother of Diana, Princess of Wales .
Frances "Baby" Houseman: a character from the movie Dirty Dancing, portrayed by Jennifer Grey.
Frances Black: Irish singer and politician. She came to prominence in the late 1980s with her family's band, the Black Family, performing a mix of traditional and contemporary Irish music.
Frances McDormand: American actress and producer whose films include Raising Arizona, Fargo and Mississippi Burning.
Frances Osborne: English author. She has written two biographies and one novel. She was the first wife of George Osborne, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Frances Stewart: Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, a prominent member of the Court of the Restoration and famous for refusing to become a mistress of Charles II of England. She served as the model for an idealised, female Britannia.
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