Francisco en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- [ˌfɹʷeə̯nˈsɪskoʊ̯] (Canada, US)
- /ˌfɹænˈsɪskoʊ̯/ (General-American)
- [ˌfɹʷænˈsɪskəʊ̯] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌfɹænˈsɪskəʊ̯/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌfɹɛə̯nˈsɪskoʊ̯/ (Canada, US)
- [ˌfɹʷɛə̯nˈsɪskoʊ̯] (Canada, US)
- [ˌfɹʷænˈsɪskoʊ̯] (General-American)
- /ˌfɹeə̯nˈsɪskoʊ̯/ (Canada, US)
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
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A moon in Uranus, Solar System.
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(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.
2015 August 8, Michael Martinez and Jaqueline Hurtado, “Undocumented immigrants picked for city posts say U.S. ‘progressing’”, in CNN:
- (countable) A surname from Spanish or from Portuguese [in turn transferred from the given name].
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
San Francisco Chinameca · Francisca · São Francisco · San Francisco Javier · Frank · San Francisco Gotera · 'Frisco · San Francisco Lempa · San Francisco · Saint Francisco · Bay of San Francisco · San Francisco Morazán · Francis · San Francisco Peaks · Frisco · Francesco · San Francisco Bay
Translations (5)
ru Франци́ско (moon of Uranus) · hi फ़्रांसिस्को (moon of Uranus) · cmn 天衛二十二 /天卫二十二 (moon of Uranus) · ja フランシスコ (moon of Uranus) · es Pancho (moon of Uranus)
wikipedia: en:William Shakespeare · wikipedia: en:The Tempest