Francisco

//fɹænˈsɪskoʊ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A moon in Uranus, Solar System. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Francis. countable

    "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. 3
    A surname from Spanish or from Portuguese [in turn transferred from the given name]. countable

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"There will be an in-person meeting of the marketing subcommittee on Tuesday afternoon of Jan 27, 1999 at the San Francisco CA Airport Marriott."

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

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