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Francisco Pronunciation Spanish:
[fɾanˈθisko] (Spain) or
[fɾanˈsisko] (Latin America)Brazilian Portuguese:
[fɾɐ̃ˈsisku] Portuguese pronunciation:
[fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku] Gender Male Feminine
Francisca Meaning "Free Man",
[1] Latin 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 .
Meaning of the name Francisco
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 ).
People with the given name
Pope Francis is rendered in the Spanish and Portuguese languages as Papa Francisco
Francisco Acebal (1866–1933), Spanish writer and author
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), black slave who killed his masters and the last person executed by Brazil
Francisco Ayala (disambiguation) , several people
Francisco J. Ayala (1934–2023), 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 1963), Spanish politician
Francisco Carreón , Filipino revolutionary who was the former vice president of the short-lived
Tagalog Republic that existed from 1902–1906
Francisco Cerúndolo (born 1998), Argentine tennis player
Francisco Checa (born 1940), Panamanian basketball player
Francisco Dagohoy , Filipino who started a rebellion against Spain that endured for 85 years
Francisco Denis , Venezuelan actor and director
Francisco Doratioto (born 1956), Brazilian historian
Francisco Javier Duarte , Laser physicist
Francisco Flores (disambiguation) , several people
Francisco Fonseca , Mexican football (soccer) player
Francisco Franco , Spanish politician (1939–1975)
Francisco García , Dominican basketball player
Francisco Hudson (1826–1859), Chilean navy officer and hydrographer
Francisco Infante-Arana (born 1943), Russian painter
Francisco de Jesus , Brazilian boxer
Francisco Jiménez (born 1943), Mexican-American author
Francisco Leal (1968-) Spanish sprint canoer
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 Olivencia (1934–2019), Spanish lawyer and politician
Francisco de Orellana (1511–1546), Spanish explorer and conquistador
Francisco de Paula Cândido (1910–2002), known as
Chico Xavier , medium in Brazil's spiritism movement
Francisco Pi y Margall (1824-1901), Spanish politician, 2nd President of the First Spanish Republic in 1873.
Francisco Pizarro , Spanish conquistador
Francisco Quevedo , Spanish poet
Francisco Rodríguez (baseball, born 1982) , (K-Rod) MLB closing pitcher
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados (1922–2020), 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 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 Victoria , Mexican independence fighter
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
Weerahannadige Francisco Fernando (1812–1848), Sri Lankan Sinhala independence revolutionary
As a surname
Aaron Francisco , American football player
Antônio Francisco (1923–1997), better known as Nininho, Brazilian football player
Botong Francisco (1912–1969), Filipino painter
Frank Francisco , Dominican professional baseball pitcher
João Francisco , Brazilian football player
Jason Francisco , Filipino actor and comedian
Manuel Francisco , South African professional snooker player
Noel Francisco , American attorney, Solicitor General of the United States (2017–2020)
Osmar Francisco , Brazilian footballer
Pablo Francisco , American stand-up comedian
Peter Francisco (1760–1831),
American Revolutionary War soldier
Peter Francisco (snooker player) , South African professional snooker player
San Francisco,
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone , Italian mystic
Sergio Francisco , Spanish footballer
Silvino Francisco , South African professional snooker player
Fictional characters
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