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Franco is a common surname in Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Sephardic Jewish communities deriving from the word "Frank", in reference to the Germanic tribe of the Franks, who invaded Gaul during the Migration Period. [1] It is also commonly used as a given name in Italian.
A more recent example can be found in the name of Francisco de Asís Franco y Martínez-Bordiú (born 1954), who took first the name of his mother, Carmen Franco, rather than that his father, Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquis of Villaverde, in order to perpetuate the family name of his maternal grandfather, the Caudillo Francisco ...
A small town that owes its origin and name to Francisco Franco may not be a decisive battleground in Sunday's national election, but it epitomizes how the late dictator's legacy and the rise of ...
Francis is an English, French, German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name of Latin origin.. Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. A feminine version of the name in English is Frances, or (less commonly) Francine. [4]
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
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco".San Francisco de Asís was known as Pater Communitatis (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of Pater Communitatis.
As Disney’s “Encanto” continues to break music chart records, a much more personal moment stands out to composer Germaine Franco. It’s a viral moment, captured on social media, of a little ...
Gianfranco is a compound Italian given name, consisting of Gian- and Franco. Gian-comes from Giovanni and is used in compound names. It is closest to John or French Jean. Gianni means "God is gracious" and Franco means "Free man" or "Frenchman", a contracted form of Francesco. Notable people with the given name include: