▁and ▁a ▁French , ▁Czech ▁or ▁Sloven e ▁surname . ▁In ▁France , ▁it ▁may ▁derive ▁from ▁an ▁eth nic ▁name ▁for ▁an ▁inhab it ant ▁of ▁the ▁country ; ▁a ▁variant ▁is ▁La f rance . ▁In ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁the ▁surname ▁may ▁relate ▁to ▁the ▁word ▁Franc . ▁In ▁Sloven ia , ▁France ▁may ▁derive ▁from ▁the ▁personal ▁name ▁" France ", ▁a ▁vern ac ular ▁form ▁of ▁" Fran ci š ek ", ▁Latin ▁Francis cus ▁(" Fran cis "). ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁an ▁American ized ▁sp elling ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁surname ▁" Fran z ". ▁ ▁Male ▁name ▁ ▁In ▁Sloven ia , ▁France ▁is ▁a ▁male ▁name , ▁a ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁Francis cus . ▁ ▁France ▁Ad ami č ▁( 1 9 1 1 – 2 0 1 4 ), ▁Sloven e ▁agr onom ist ▁ ▁France ▁Ah č in ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 8 9 ), ▁Sloven e ▁sculpt or ▁ ▁France ▁A č ko ▁( 1 9 0 4 – 1 9 7 4 ), ▁Sloven e ▁music ian , ▁organ ist ▁and ▁composer ▁ ▁France ▁Bal anti č ▁( 1 9 2 1 – 1 9 4 3 ), ▁Sloven e ▁poet ▁ ▁France ▁Be v k ▁( 1 8 9 0 – 1 9 7 0 ), ▁Sloven e ▁writer , ▁poet ▁and ▁transl ator ▁ ▁France ▁Bu č ar ▁( 1 9 2 3 – 2 0 1 5 ), ▁Sloven e ▁politician , ▁legal