Meaning of Name

I am always very curious about names and the meaning of them. Whenever I chitchatting with a friend, one question that always popped up is about name, either his/her own or their kids.

Once when I was a kid I read Agatha Christie's novel which are so english and one thing I remember from one of the book was that certain names has a certain significant, such as a cheerful, light hearted young girl (pictured with fair skin and blond hair), should be named as Jenny, or a plump lady should have name as Doris, etc.

This has brought my interest to name.

Why our parents name us, if there is any reason to. Or if they just pick it out of nowhere, why.. because of the nice pronounciation, the interesting syllables? Or just want to be eccentric (such as several celebrities who named their son "anak pertama" (meaning: first son).

So, today, as I didn't have anything much to do (just fill the obligation to go to the office on a "pinched day" (piched-day: harpitnas - an Indonesia's thingy which i will tell you separately). I browsed about the meaning of names and looking for the meaning of my name

FRANCESCA

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Free

Hmm...This is beautiful and I do really like the meaning.

My parents, who were (I am 100% sure) that didn't know the meaning and gave my this name just because as it is, turned out that this name has a nice meaning.

http://www.name-meanings.com/search.php

Find yours and love it!