Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name Franciscus .
2-608: In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco ". 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 is spoken, " Patxi " is the most common nickname; in the Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc ) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in
4-560: The Philippines , people with the name Francisco are frequently called " Pancho ". " Kiko "and " Cisco " is also used as a nickname, and " Chicho " is another possibility. In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed " Chico " ( shíco ). Refer to Francisco (surname) Paco (name) Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
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