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Hernando Franco, Spanish composer; James Franco, Dave Franco, and Tom Franco, American actors; Jesús Franco and Ricardo Franco, Spanish directors and brothers; José Franco (poet), Panamanian poet; Larry J. Franco, American film producer; Pippo Franco, Italian actor, comedian, television presenter and singer; Tony DeFranco, Canadian musician
With few restrictions, parents can now choose any name; common sources of names are the parents' taste, honouring a relative, the General Roman Calendar nomina (nominal register), and traditional Spanish names. Legislation in Spain under Franco's dictatorship legally limited cultural naming customs to only Christian (Jesus, Mary, saints) [17 ...
Leftist names like Lenín and regional names like even the Catalan Jordi (after Catalonia's patron saint, Saint George) were forbidden and even forcibly replaced in official records. Only Christian names in Spanish were allowed in official documents. In the first decade of Franco's rule, languages other than Castilian were "confined to private ...
It is the Spanish form of the name Oswald. In Spain, common nicknames are Val or Valdo. 60. Reyes. Reyes is a common last name in Spain, but it is also used as a first name meaning "king" or ...
Franco (General Hospital), a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital; Franco, the Luccan franc, a 19th-century currency of Lucca, Italy; Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera, a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola; Franco, ese hombre, a 1964 documentary film by Spanish director José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order (ignoring accents) by name and by language. Historical and/or alternative versions, where included, are noted as such. Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents are also listed.
Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order (ignoring accents) by name and by language. Historical and/or alternative versions, where included, are noted as such. Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents are also listed.
Francisco Franco Bahamonde [f] [g] (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish military general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming ...