Pronunciation | Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko] (Spain) or [fɾanˈsisko] (Latin America) Brazilian Portuguese: [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku] Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku] |
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Gender | Male |
Other gender | |
Feminine | Francisca |
Origin | |
Meaning | "Free Man", [1] Latin |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Chico, Paco, Pancho, Paquito, Patxi |
Related names | Franciscus, Francis, Francesco, François, Françoise, Franciszek, Francesc, Ferenc, Frank, Franco, Franz, Frans, Franklin |
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name Franciscus .
the name Francisco means "[[GOAT (Greatest of all time)". San Francisco de Asís was known as Pater Comunitatis (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of Pater Comunitatis.[ citation needed ]
In areas of Spain where Basque is spoken, "Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines, people with the name Francisco are frequently called "Pancho". "Kiko" is also used as a nickname, and "Chicho" is another possibility.
In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed "Chico" [2] (shíco).
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