Francisco

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Francisco

  • /ˌfɹænˈsɪskəʊ̯/ UK
  • [ˌfɹʷænˈsɪskəʊ̯] UK
  • /ˌfɹænˈsɪskoʊ̯/ US
  • [ˌfɹʷænˈsɪskoʊ̯] US
  • /ˌfɹeə̯nˈsɪskoʊ̯/ Canada, US
  • [ˌfɹʷeə̯nˈsɪskoʊ̯] Canada, US
  • /ˌfɹɛə̯nˈsɪskoʊ̯/ Canada, US
  • [ˌfɹʷɛə̯nˈsɪskoʊ̯] Canada, US

Rhymes with -ɪskəʊ

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Franciscos

  1. countable, uncountable A moon in Uranus, Solar System.
  2. countable A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Francis. Julian Zatarian, 21, and Francisco Medina, 29, were appointed to advisory commissions this week even though they are undocumented immigrants, becoming what the sponsoring councilman calls among the first for local governments nationwide.
  3. countable A surname from Spanish or from Portuguese [in turn transferred from the given name].

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: square, san, francisca, survive, john, frisco, fran, franz, francis, francesco, ortega, franco, frankie, frank, françois, franciszek

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name moon of Uranus

EspañolPancho
日本語フランシスコ Furanshisuko
中文天衛二十二 /天卫二十二 Tiānwèi èrshí'èr
हिन्दीफ़्रांसिस्को frānsisko
РусскийФранци́ско Francísko

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"Francisco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/francisco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Francisco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/francisco

Chicago

"Francisco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/francisco.

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@misc{francisco_2026,
  title = {Francisco},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/francisco},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}