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 Comunitatis'' (father of the community) when he founded the
Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of ''Pater Comunitatis''.
In areas of Spain where
Basque is spoken, "
Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
areas, "Cesc" (short for
Francesc Francesc () is a masculine given name of Catalan origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francesco, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include:
*Cesc Fàbregas (Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional football p ...
) 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
Chico () means ''small'', ''boy'' or ''child'' in the Spanish language. It is also the nickname for Francisco in the Portuguese language ().
Chico may refer to:
Places
*Chico, California, a city
*Chico, Montana, an unincorporated community
*Chic ...
"
(''shíco''). This is also a less-common nickname for Francisco in Spanish.
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
Chico Anysio (born Francisco Anysio de Oliveira Paula Filho, 12 April 1931 – 23 March 2012) was a Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer.
Biography
Anysio was born in Maranguape, Ceará. He moved with the family to Rio de Janeiro ...
, 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
The mangue bit or manguebeat movement is a cultural movement created circa 1991 in the city of Recife in Northeast Brazil in reaction to the cultural and economic stagnation of the city. The movement largely focuses on music, but it has its own fas ...
cultural movement
*
Francisco (slave) (died 1876), black slave who killed his masters and the last person executed by Brazil
*
Francisco Ayala (disambiguation) Francisco Ayala may refer to:
* Francisco Ayala (novelist) (1906–2009), Spanish novelist
* Francisco J. Ayala
Francisco José Ayala Pereda (born March 12, 1934) is a Spanish-American evolutionary biologist, philosopher, and former Catholic ...
, several people
*
Francisco J. Ayala
Francisco José Ayala Pereda (born March 12, 1934) is a Spanish-American evolutionary biologist, philosopher, and former Catholic priest who was a longtime faculty member at the University of California, Irvine and University of California, Dav ...
(born 1934), Spanish-American biologist and philosopher
*
Francisco de Borja Echeverría
Francisco José de Borja Echeverría (Santiago 1848- Santiago 1904) was a Chilean Conservative Party deputy and diplomat. He finished his secondary education at Instituto Nacional. In 1871 he graduated as lawyer working both as lawyer and teache ...
(1848–1904), Chilean diplomat and politician
*
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born 19 June 1944), popularly known simply as Chico Buarque, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer, and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic, ...
, popularly known as
Chico Buarque, Brazilian singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet
*
Francisco Cabrera (cyclist)
Juan Francisco Cabrera Torres (born June 9, 1979) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Chile. He represented his native country at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Career
;1999
:10th in General Classific ...
, 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
Francisco Cerúndolo (born 13 August 1998) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title.
Cerúndolo attained a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 24 on 25 July 2022. He also has a career high doubles r ...
(born 1998), Argentine tennis player
*
Francisco Dagohoy
Francisco Dagohoy (born Francisco Sendrijas; c. 1724) was a Filipino revolutionary who holds the distinction of having initiated the longest revolt in Philippine history, the Dagohoy Rebellion. This rebellion against the Spanish colonial governme ...
, 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) Francisco Flores may refer to:
* Francisco Flores (1926–1986) (1926–1986), Mexican football midfielder
* Francisco Flores Pérez (1959–2016), president of El Salvador
* Francisco Flores (wrestling) (fl.1960-1970s), Mexican wrestling promote ...
, several people
*
Francisco Fonseca, Mexican football (soccer) player
*
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War ...
, 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 (writer), 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 Vivas, 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 Pizarro, Spanish conquistador
* 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''
* Puran Appu, Weerahannadige Francisco Fernando (1812–1848), Sri Lankan Sinhala independence revolutionary
As a surname
* Aaron Francisco, American football player
* Nininho (footballer, born 1923), 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
* Sergio Francisco, Spanish footballer
* Silvino Francisco, South African professional snooker player
Fictional characters
* Francisco d'Anconia, a character in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged
* Francisco Ramon, a superhero in the DC Comics (sometimes called Paco Ramon)
* Francisco Scaramanga, the main antagonist of Ian Fleming's last novel, ''The Man with the Golden Gun (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
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Spanish masculine given names
Portuguese masculine given names
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