Francisco


Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name Franciscus.

Nicknames

In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as Pater Communitatis when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of Pater Communitatis.
In areas of Spain where Basque is spoken, "Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the Catalan areas, "Cesc" 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".

People with the given name

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