Francisco
| Pronunciation | Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko] (Spain) or [fɾanˈsisko] (Latin America) Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾãˈsisku] Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾãˈsiʃku] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | Francisca |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Free Man",[1] Latin |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Pancho |
| 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 Francis).
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco": San Francisco de Asís was known as Pater Comunitatis (The Community father) when he founded their Franciscan order, "Paco" is a short form of "Pater Comunitatis".[citation needed] 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. "Chicho" is another possible nickname.
In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed "Chico"[2] (shíco). This is also a less-common nickname for Francisco in Spanish too.
People with the given name
- 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), black slave who killed his masters and 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 1963), Spanish politician
- Francisco Carreón, Filipino revolutionary who was the former vice president of the brief Tagalog Republic that existed from 1902-1906
- Francisco Cerúndolo (born 1998), Argentine tennis player
- Francisco Dagohoy, Filipino who started a rebellion against Spain that endured for 85 years
- Francisco Denis, Venezuelan actor and director
- Francisco Javier Duarte, Laser physicist
- Francisco Flores (disambiguation), several people
- 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 (born 1943), Russian painter
- Francisco de Jesus, Brazilian boxer
- Francisco Jiménez (born 1943), Mexican-American author
- 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 Paula Cândido (1910–2002), known as Chico Xavier, 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 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
As a surname
- Aaron Francisco, American footballer
- Antônio Francisco (1923 – 1997), better known as Nininho, Brazilian football player
- Botong Francisco (1912 – 1969), Filipino painter
- Butch Francisco, founder of the Francisco Study Center
- Frank Francisco, Dominican professional baseball pitcher
- João Francisco, Brazilian football player
- Jason Francisco, Filipino actor and comedian
- Manuel Francisco, South African professional snooker
- Noel Francisco, American attorney, current (2018) Solicitor General of the United States
- Osmar Francisco, Brazilian footballer
- Pablo Francisco, American stand-up comedian
- Peter Francisco (1760 – 1831), American soldier
- Peter Francisco (snooker player), South African professional snooker player
- Sergio Francisco, Spanish footballer
- Silvino Francisco, South African professional snooker
Fictional characters
- Francisco Ramon, a superhero in the DC Comics (sometimes called Paco Ramon)
- Francisco d'Anconia, a character in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged
- Francisco Scaramanga, the main antagonist of Ian Fleming's last novel, The Man with the Golden Gun (1964) and the subsequent film adaption from 1974
- Judge Francisco, supporting character in the Judge Dredd comic strip
References
- ^ Navarro, Yvonne (2007). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning, 2d ed. McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. p. 112. ISBN 9780786429349.
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 978-0195081374.