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Francisco

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Gender
  
Male

Meaning
  
"Free Man", Latin

Pronunciation
  
Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko] (Spain) or[fɾanˈsisko] (Latin Spanish)Brazilian Portuguese: [fɾãˈsisku]European Portuguese: [fɾãˈsiʃku]

Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name Franciscus (corresponding to English Francis).

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In Spanish, people with the name Francisco sometimes are nicknamed "Paco": San Francisco de Asís was known as Pater Comunitatis (The Community father) when he founded the Franciscan order, "Paco" is a short form of "Pater Comunitatis". Also, in Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines, people with the name Francisco are called "Pancho". "Kiko" is also used as a nickname in the Philippines.

In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed "Chico" (shíco) or "Kiko". This is also a less-common nickname for Francisco in Spanish too.

People with the given name

  • Francisco Flores (disambiguation), several people
  • Pope Francis is rendered in the Spanish and Portuguese languages as Papa Francisco
  • Francisco Alves Mendes Filho Cena (1944–1988), known as Chico Mendes, Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist and environmental activist.
  • Francisco Anysio de Oliveira Paula Filho (1966–1997), known as Chico Anysio, Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer.
  • Francisco de Assis França, known as Chico Science, Brazilian singer and composer and one of the founders of the Mangue Beat cultural movement.
  • Francisco (slave) (died 1876), a black slave who killed his masters and was the last person executed by Brazil
  • Francisco Ayala (novelist) (1906–2009), Spanish novelist
  • Francisco J. Ayala (born 1934), Spanish-American biologist and philosopher
  • Francisco de Borja Echeverría (1848–1904), Chilean diplomat and politician
  • Francisco Buarque de Hollanda, popularly known as Chico Buarque, Brazilian singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet.
  • Francisco Cabrera (cyclist), Chilean track and road cyclist
  • Francisco Caamaño Domínguez (born 8 January 1963), Spanish politician
  • Francisco Carreón, Filipino revolutionary who was the former vice president of the brief Tagalog Republic that existed from 1902-1906
  • Francisco Dagohoy, Filipino who started a rebellion against Spain that endured for 85 years
  • Francisco Javier Duarte, Laser physicist
  • Francisco Fonseca, Mexican football (soccer) player
  • Francisco Franco, Spanish dictator (1939-1975)
  • Francisco García, Dominican basketball player
  • Francisco Hudson (1826–1859), Chilean navy officer and hydrographer
  • Francisco Infante-Arana (b 1943), Russian painter
  • Francisco de Jesus, Brazilian boxer
  • Francisco Lachowski, Brazilian model.
  • Francisco Liaño, Spanish footballer
  • Francisco Lindor, MLB shortstop
  • Francisco Liriano, MLB starting pitcher
  • Francisco Marto, Fatima visionary
  • Francisco Morales, Argentine judoka
  • Francisco Macías Nguema, later africanized his name to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong, former dictator of Equatorial Guinea
  • Francisco de Paula Cândido (1910–2002), known as Chico Xavier, a popular medium in Brazil's spiritism movement.
  • Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistador
  • Francisco Rodríguez (baseball, born 1982), (K-Rod) MLB closing pitcher
  • Francisco Rodríguez Adrados (born 1922), Spanish Hellenist
  • Francisco Rotllán, Mexican football (soccer) player
  • Francisco Rubio Llorente (1930–2016), Spanish jurist
  • Francisco Santos (disambiguation), several people
  • Francisco Sardinha, Indian politician, former Chief Minister of Goa and current member of the Indian National Congress.
  • Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, Spanish conquistador
  • Francisco Velázquez, former Argentine roller hockey player
  • Francisco Lachowski, Brazilian fashion model
  • Francisco Vidal (disambiguation), several people
  • Francisco Vidal (Chilean politician), Chilean politician
  • Francisco González Gómez (1918–1990), Spanish caricaturist, painter and sculptor who used the pseudonym of Francisco
  • Real people

  • Juan Francisco de la Cerda, 8th Duke of Medinaceli (1637 – 1691), 8th Duke of Medinaceli
  • Botong Francisco (1912 – 1969), Filipino painter
  • João Francisco, Brazilian football player
  • Antônio Francisco (1923 – 1997), better known as Nininho, Brazilian football player
  • Frank Francisco, Dominican professional baseball pitcher
  • Peter Francisco (1760 – 1831), American soldier
  • Peter Francisco (snooker player), South African professional snooker player
  • Don Francisco (disambiguation), several people
  • Butch Francisco, founder of the Francisco Study Center
  • Sergio Francisco, Spanish footballer
  • Osmar Francisco, Brazilian footballer
  • Manuel Francisco, South African professional snooker
  • Pablo Francisco, American stand-up comedian
  • Jason Francisco, Filipino actor and comedian
  • Silvino Francisco, South African professional snooker
  • Aaron Francisco, American footballer
  • Fictional character

  • Judge Francisco, supporting character in the Judge Dredd comic strip
  • References

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