Francisco is a ♂ boy’s name.
Francisco is a Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Latin name Franciscus, which derived from the Italian name Francesco. The Italian Saint Francis of Assisi was originally named Giovanni, but after a journey to France, his father gave him the name Francesco. This is the origin of the Latin name Franciscus and the Spanish and Portuguese form Francisco. Besides, Francisco derived from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Franks.
Francisco means “belonging to the people of the Franks”, but as well “free man” (from Old French “franc” or Old High German “frank” = free). Besides, Francisco means “Frenchman” or “little Frenchman” (from Italian Francesco).
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