Paco is a Spanish nickname for

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 (name), Paco". Francis of Assisi, San Francisco de Asís was known as '' ...

. According to folk etymology, the nickname has its origins in

Saint Francis of Assisi Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Francesco d'Assisi; – 3 October 1226), was a Mysticism, mystic Italian Catholic Church, Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most vener ...

, who was the father of the

Franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...

order; his name was written in Latin by the order as ''Pater Communitatis'' (father of the community); hence "Paco" was supposedly obtained by taking the first syllable of each word. People with the nickname Paco include *

Paco Alcácer Francisco "Paco" Alcácer García (; born 30 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for UAE Pro League club Sharjah. Having come through the Valencia youth ranks, he started playing with the first team in 2010 ...

(born 1993), Spanish footballer *

Paco Arespacochaga Enrico Luis Victor "Paco" Santos Arespacochaga (born 21 July 1971) is a musician and songwriter. He is the drummer of the Filipino pop-rock band Introvoys. Aside from receiving numerous Gold and Multi-Platinum awards, he also received the Guiller ...

(born 1971), Portuguese singer *

Paco Cabanes Pastor Francisco "Paco" Cabanes Pastor (20 December 1954 – 31 July 2021) was a Spanish professional Valencian pilota player known by his town's name, Genovés I, and who has begun a ''pilotaris'' saga with his son, ''José Cabanes, Genovés II''. ...

(1954–2021), Valencian pilota player *

Paco Calderón Francisco "Paco" Calderón (born 1959 in Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the ...

(born 1959), Mexican political cartoonist * Paco Craig (born 1965), American football player *

Paco de Lucía Francisco Sánchez Gómez (21 December 194725 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (;), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flame ...

(1947–2014), Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer *

Paco Decina Paco Dècina is an Italian choreographer. Decina was born in Naples in 1955, and studied science, before becoming interested in classical dance and African dance. He worked with several dance companies in Rome where he discovered contemporary da ...

(born 1955), Italian choreographer *

Francisco Estévez Francisco Estévez (Paco) is a Spanish composer who gained recognition for his avant-garde and electronic work during the 1970s when he trained in classical composition techniques, and performed with Florian Schneider and Karl Bartos of Kraft ...

(born 1945), Spanish composer *

Francisco Gento Francisco "Paco" Gento López (21 October 1933 – 18 January 2022) was a Spanish footballer who played as an outside left. He was voted by IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) as the greatest Spanish footballer ...

(born 1933), Spanish footballer *

Paco Godia Francisco Godia Sales (21 March 1921 – 28 November 1990), better known as Paco Godia, was a racing driver from Barcelona, Spain. He drove intermittently in Formula One between and , participating in 14 World Championship Grands Prix and numer ...

(1921–1990), Spanish racing driver *

Paco González :For the racehorse trainer see: J. Paco Gonzalez Francisco "Paco" González González (Madrid, 1966) is a Spanish sport journalist. Gonzalez was born in Madrid in 1966, but raised in Folgueras de Cornás (Tineo, Asturias). He returned to Madri ...

(born 1966), Spanish sport journalist *

Paco Herrera Francisco "Paco" Herrera Lorenzo (born 2 December 1953) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is a manager. His managerial career of over a quarter of a century was spent mostly in Segunda División, where he led 13 ...

(born 1953), Spanish footballer *

Paco Ibáñez Francisco "Paco" Ibáñez (born 20 November 1934 in Valencia) is a Spanish singer and musician. He never composed his own lyrics, but used famous poems, like those of Federico García Lorca, Luis Cernuda, Rafael Alberti or Miguel Hernández. He a ...

(born 1934), Spanish singer * Paco Jamandreu (1925–1995), Argentine fashion designer and actor *

Paco Jémez Francisco "Paco" Jémez Martín (born 18 April 1970) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the manager of Iranian club Tractor. Over 11 seasons, he played 269 La Liga matches in representation o ...

(born 1970), Spanish footballer *

Paco Lala's Paco Lala's (born Francisco René Anaya on July 22, 1973 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico) is a Mexican TV host who is remembered because of his participation on the famous Mexican TV show " Cada Mañana" from 2000 to 2005. References 1973 births ...

(born 1973), Mexican TV host *

Paco León Francisco León Barrios (born 4 October 1974), known as Paco León () is a Spanish actor, producer, director, screenwriter and activist. Born in Seville, León began his career in television comedy roles in Andalusian regional productions. Follow ...

(born 1974), Spanish actor *

Francisco Llorente Gento Francisco "Paco" Llorente Gento (born 21 May 1965) is a Spanish retired Association football, footballer who played mostly as a Midfielder#Winger, right winger. He amassed La Liga totals of 207 games and 11 goals over the course of 13 seasons, ...

(born 1965), Spanish retired footballer * Paco López (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *

Paco Moncayo Paco Rosendo Moncayo Gallegos (born October 8, 1940, in Quito) is an Ecuadorian politician and retired general who was Metropolitan Mayor of Quito from 2000 to 2009. Career During his military career, he was the Commander in Chief of the Army i ...

(born 1940), mayor of Quito, Ecuador *

Paco Peña Paco Peña (born 1 June 1942) is a Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist. He is regarded as one of the world's foremost traditional flamenco players. Biography Born in Córdoba, Spain, as Francisco Peña Pérez, Paco Peña began learning to pl ...

(born 1942), Spanish flamenco guitarist *

Paco Rabanne Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo (born 18 February 1934), more commonly known under the pseudonym of Paco Rabanne (; ), is a Spanish fashion designer who became known as an ''enfant terrible'' of the 1960s French fashion world. Early life and educati ...

(born 1934), Spanish fashion designer *

Paco Stanley Francisco Jorge Stanley Albaitero (3 July 1942 – 7 June 1999), known by his stage name Paco Stanley, was a Mexican television entertainer who worked for Televisa and TV Azteca. Career In 1966, his first father-in-law paid for his radio ...

(1942–1999), Mexican television entertainer and politician *

Paco Ignacio Taibo I Paco Ignacio Taibo I (19 July 1924 in Gijón, Asturias – 13 November 2008 in Mexico City), was a prolific Spanish- Mexican writer and journalist. Life His birth name Francisco Ignacio Taibo Lavilla González Nava Suárez Vich Manjón. He w ...

(1924–2008), Spanish/Mexican writer and journalist *

Paco Ignacio Taibo II Paco Ignacio Taibo II (born Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo; on January 11, 1949), also known as Paco Taibo II or informally as PIT is a Spanish- Mexican writer, novelist and political activist based in Mexico City. He is most widely known as the ...

(born 1949), Spanish/Mexican writer, academic and politician *

Paco Tous Francisco Martínez Tous (born 1 May 1964), known professionally as Paco Tous, is a Spanish actor. He is best known for his starring roles as Paco in the television series ''Los hombres de Paco'' (2005–2010; 2021) and as Agustín "Moscow" Ramo ...

(born 1964), Spanish actor

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