Francisco

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Francisco is a common Spanish and Portuguese name. It is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name Franciscus (corresponding to English Francis).

In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco": San Francisco de Asís was known as Pater Comunitatis (The Community father) when he founded their Franciscan order, "Paco" is a short form of "Pater Comunitatis". In areas of Spain where Catalan is spoken, "Paco" is pronounced "Pa-co". The name is also common in Portuguese speaking countries, where it is pronounced "Fran-cis-co".

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Contributors: Prab R. Tumpati, MD