Francisco

From Latin Franciscus. Doublet of Francis.

• (given name): From Romance Francisco (Portuguese Francisco, Spanish Francisco)
• (moon of Uranus): From the naming pattern established for moons of Uranus, being references to the works of William Shakespeare. From being a character in the play The Tempest

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɹænˈsɪskəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/

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Francisco (countable and uncountable, plural Franciscos)

1. (astronomy) A moon in Uranus, Solar System.
2. (countable) A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Francis.
3. (countable) A surname from Spanish or from Portuguese [in turn transferred from the given name].

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Francisco is the 1481^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24,095 individuals. Francisco is most common among Hispanic/Latino (41.92%), White (29.20%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (19.0%) individuals.

From Spanish Francisco, from Latin Franciscus.

• Hyphenation: Fran‧cis‧co
• IPA^(key): /pɾanˈsisko/ [pɾ̪ɐn̪ˈs̪is̪.ko]

Francisco

1. (dated) a male given name from Spanish
2. a surname
3. a moon of Uranus

Franciscō

1. dative/ablative singular of Franciscus

Learned borrowing from Latin Franciscus.

• Homophone: francisco
• Hyphenation: Fran‧cis‧co

Francisco m (plural Franciscos, feminine Francisca, feminine plural Franciscas)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

   Synonym: (pet form) Chico

• → Kimbundu: Fula

Francisco m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Borrowed from Latin Franciscus.

• IPA^(key): /fɾanˈθisko/ [fɾãn̟ˈθis.ko] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /fɾanˈsisko/ [fɾãnˈsis.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -isko
• Syllabification: Fran‧cis‧co

Francisco m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Francisco m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

• Francisca

• San Francisco
• San Francisco Menéndez
• (nicknames): Kiko, Paco, Pancho, Paquito

• Paransisco — obsolete
• Paransisko — obsolete

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /fɾanˈsisko/ [fɾɐn̪ˈsis.ko]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /pɾanˈsisko/ [pɾɐn̪ˈsis.ko]
• Rhymes: -isko
• Syllabification: Fran‧cis‧co

Francisco (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. a male given name from Spanish

Francisco

1. (astronomy) Francisco