Francisco

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Francisco
PronunciationSpanish: [fɾanˈθisko] (Spain) or
[fɾanˈsisko] (Latin America)
Brazilian Portuguese: [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku]
Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku]
GenderMale
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 .

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Meaning of the name Francisco

In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as Pater Communitatis (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of Pater Communitatis.[ 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"and "Cisco" is also used as a nickname, and "Chicho" is another possibility.

In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed "Chico" [2] (shíco).

People with the given name

As a surname

Refer to Francisco (surname)

Fictional characters

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References

  1. Navarro, Yvonne (2007). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning, 2d ed. McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. p. 112. ISBN   9780786429349.
  2. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN   978-0195081374.