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Francisco
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco (name), Paco". Francis of Assisi, San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Communitatis'' (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of ''Pater Communitatis''. In areas of Spain where Basque language, Basque is spoken, "Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the Catalan language, Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines, people with the name Francisco are frequently called "Pancho". "Kiko (given name), Kiko"and "Cisco" is also used as a nickname, and "Chicho" is another possibility. In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed "Chico (other), Chico" (''shíco''). People with the given name * Pope Francis (1936-2025) is rendered in the Spanish, Portu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico (other)
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 * Chico, Texas, a town * Chico, Washington, a census designated place * Chico Creek, Colorado * Chico Formation, a Mesozoic geologic formation in the US * Chico River (other) * Río Chico (other) * Ch'iqu, or Volcán Chico, a volcano in Bolivia People Nickname * Alfred "Chico" Alvarez (1920–1992), Canadian trumpeter * Chico Anysio (1931–2012), Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer * Francisco Aramburu (1922–1997), Brazilian footballer * Chico Bouchikhi (born 1954), musician and a co-founder of the Gipsy Kings, later leader of Chico & the Gypsies * Chico Buarque (born 1944), Brazilian singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet * Chico (footballer, born 1922), Brazilian footballer Francisco Arambur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geography, and as such it includes countries in both North and South America. Most countries south of the United States tend to be included: Mexico and the countries of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Commonly, it refers to Hispanic America plus Brazil. Related terms are the narrower Hispanic America, which exclusively refers to Spanish-speaking nations, and the broader Ibero-America, which includes all Iberic countries in the Americas and occasionally European countries like Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Despite being in the same geographical region, English- and Dutch language, Dutch-speaking countries and territories are excluded (Suriname, Guyana, the Falkland Islands, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, etc.), and French- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Of Assisi
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone ( 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italians, Italian Mysticism, mystic, poet and Friar, Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Inspired to lead a Christianity, Christian life of poverty, he became a Mendicant, beggar and itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. He is commonly portrayed wearing a brown Religious habit, habit with a rope tied around his waist, featuring three knots symbolizing the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. In 1219, he went to Egypt in an attempt to convert the sultan al-Kamil and put an end to the conflict of the Fifth Crusade. In 1223, he arranged for the first live nativity scene as part of the annual Christmas celebration in Greccio. According to Christian tradition, in 1224 Francis received the stigmata during the Vision (spirituality), apparition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Francis
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Pope Gregory III, Gregory III. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a family of Italian Argentines, Italian origin, Bergoglio was inspired to join the Jesuits in 1958 after recovering from a severe illness. He was Ordination#Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican churches, ordained a Catholic priest in 1969, and from 1973 to 1979 he was the Jesuit provincial superior in Argentina. He became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Following resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the 2013 pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Acebal
Francisco López Acebal (5 April 1866, in Gijón – 5 September 1933) was a Spanish novelist, playwright and journalist. Education He began his studies at the Institute Jovellanos of his native town and continued with Escolapios Madrid. He graduated in Law from the Universidad Central. Although he had begun his literary career at thirteen in the Gijón daily ''El Comercio'', his first literary success was reached in 1900, when he won with his novella ''Aires de mar'' the first prize in a competition of the magazine ''Blanco y Negro (magazine), Blanco y Negro'', on whose judging panel were José Echegaray, Benito Pérez Galdós and José Ortega Munilla. Since then he collaborated on the top newspapers and magazines in Spain (''Blanco y Negro'', ''Helios'', ''Hojas Selectas'', ''ABC (newspaper), ABC'', ''La Ilustración Española y Americana'', etc.) and Latin America (''Journal of the Marina of Havana'', and ''La Nación (Buenos Aires), La Nación'', in Buenos Aires). Career A Kra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis (given Name)
Francis is an English language, English, French language, French, German language, German, Dutch language, Dutch and Scandinavian given name of Latin origin. Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. A feminine version of the name in English is Frances, or (less commonly) Francine. (For most speakers, Francis and Frances are homophones or near homophones; a popular mnemonic for the spelling is "i for him and e for her".) The name Frank (given name), Frank is a common diminutive for Francis, as is Frannie for Frances. Less common are the diminutives Fritz for Francis, and Franny and Fran for either Francis or Frances. History The name has relatively unclear origins but is thought to mean "free". Notably, the Germanic peoples, Germanic peoples known as the Franks gave their name to France and their characteristic national weapon was the francisca, a throwing axe. Francesco ("Free man", "Frank", "Frenchman", in medieval Italian) was the name given to F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patxi
Patxi is a male given name in the Basque language area in northern Spain and south-west France, but more commonly a nickname for those officially named Francisco (or François in the French zone, ultimately cognates of Francis); the original Basque equivalent was Frantzisko, Bekia Padres (in Spanish) but this was rarely chosen as a forename by parents in the modern era, and along with Patxi it was forbidden to be given to babies under the language policies of Francoist Spain between the 1940s and 1970s, hence the widespread unofficial adoption during that period. Far less common spelling variations include Patxo and Pantxi, while Pacho is used in Latin America – although there [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho Cena
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes (; 15 December 1944 – 22 December 1988), was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader, and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian peasants and Indigenous people. He was assassinated by a rancher on 22 December 1988. The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation ( or ICMBio), a body under the jurisdiction of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, is named in his honor. Early life Francisco "Chico" Alves Mendes Filho was born on 15 December 1944, in a rubber reserve called Seringal Bom Futuro, outside of Xapuri, a small town in the state of Acre. He was the son of a second-generation rubber tapper, Francisco Mendes, and his wife, Iracê. Chico was one of 17 siblings—only six of whom survived childhood. At age 9, Chico began work as a rubber tapper alongside his father. At the time, the rubber industry across the nation wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paco (name)
Paco is a Spanish nickname for Francisco. According to folk etymology, the nickname has its origins in Saint Francis of Assisi, who was the father of the Franciscan order; his name was written in Latin by the order as (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 (born 1993), Spanish footballer * Paco Arespacochaga (born 1971), Portuguese singer * Paco Cabanes Pastor (1954–2021), Valencian pilota player *Paco Calderón (born 1959), Mexican political cartoonist * Paco Camino (1940–2024), Spanish bullfighter * Paco Craig (born 1965), American football player * Paco Craig (born 1992), English footballer *Paco de Lucía (1947–2014), Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer * Paco Decina (born 1955), Italian choreographer * Francisco Estévez (born 1945), Spanish composer * Paco Estrada (born 1980), American musician *Francisco Gento (born 1933), Spanish footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiko (given Name)
Kiko is a given name. It is also used as a nickname for Francisco, for Enrique and for Federico. Notable people with the name include: People ''Listed alphabetically by surname'' * Kiko Alonso (born 1990), American football linebacker * Kiko Amat (born 1971), Spanish writer * Kiko Argüello (born 1939), one of the initiators of the Catholic group Neocatechumenal Way * Kiko Calero (born 1975), Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Kiko Casilla (born 1986), Spanish football goalkeeper * Kiko Femenía (born 1991), Spanish footballer * Kiko Garcia (born 1953), former Major League Baseball infielder * Kiko Loureiro (born 1972), Brazilian heavy metal guitarist * Kiko Martínez (born 1984), Spanish boxer * Khaled "Kiko" Mouelhi (born 1981), Tunisian footballer * Kiko Merley (born 1997), American music producer and member of Brockhampton * Kiko Mizuhara (born 1990), American/Japanese actress and model * Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan (born 1963), Filipino senator * Kiko Ratón (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancho
Pancho is a male nickname for the given name Francisco (Spanish and Portuguese equivalent of Francis). The feminine form is Pancha. It is also sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Pancho Barnes (1901–1975), early female American aviator * Pancho Carter (born 1950), American race car driver * Pancho Coimbre (1909–1989), Puerto Rican baseball player * Pancho Córdova (1916–1990), Mexican character actor * Pancho Daniel (died 1858), bandit in what is now California * Pancho Fierro (c. 1807/1809–1879), Peruvian painter * Pancho Gonzales (1928–1995), American tennis player * Pancho Gonzales (footballer) (1926–2016), Argentine football player, and manager *Pancho Guedes (1925–2015), Portuguese architect, sculptor, and painter * Francisco Guilledo (1901–1925), Filipino world champion boxer * Pancho Herrera (1934–2005), Major League Baseball player * Franklin Huddle (born 1943), American diplomat * Pancho Magalona (1922–1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
