Francisco

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɹænˈsɪskəʊ/

Proper noun

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]

Related terms

• Bay of San Francisco
• Frisco
• San Francisco
• San Francisco Chinameca
• San Francisco Gotera
• San Francisco Javier
• San Francisco Lempa
• San Francisco Morazán
• San Francisco Peaks
• São Francisco

 

Translations

moon of Uranus

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 天衛二十二／天卫二十二 (Tiānwèi èrshí'èr)

• Japanese: フランシスコ (ja) (Furanshisuko)
• Spanish: Pancho (es) sg or pl

Statistics

• 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.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Francisco, from Latin Franciscus.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Francisco

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

Latin

Proper noun

Franciscō

1. dative/ablative singular of Franciscus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Franciscus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃ.ku/

• Hyphenation: Fran‧cis‧co

Proper noun

Francisco m (plural Franciscos)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

   Synonym: (pet form) Chico

Proper noun

Francisco m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Franciscus.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Francisco m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Francis

Proper noun

Francisco m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Coordinate terms

• Francisca

Derived terms

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Paransisco — obsolete
• Paransisko — obsolete

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Francisco (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. a male given name from Spanish

Turkish

Proper noun

Francisco

1. (astronomy) Francisco