Pronunciation |
Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko] (Spain) or [fɾanˈsisko] (Latin Spanish) Brazilian Portuguese: [fɾãˈsisku] European Portuguese: [fɾãˈsiʃku] |
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Gender | Male |
Meaning | "Free Man", Latin |
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 (corresponding to English ).
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 "" (shíco) or "Kiko". This is also a less-common nickname for Francisco in Spanish too.