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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 ...
Spanish escuela alta calques English high school (secundaria or escuela secundaria in Standard Spanish) Spanish grado (de escuela) calques English grade (in school) (nota in Standard Spanish) Spanish manzana de Adán calques English Adam's apple (nuez de Adán, meaning "Adam's nut", in standard Spanish), which in turn is a calque of French ...
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 ...
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.
Despite its former use by Franco, it is still used in its original sense at several universities. The victor symbol takes the shape of the letters V, I, C, T, O, and R arranged in a monogram that varies from symbol to symbol. In some cases, the letter C is omitted. Usually, the name of the student is painted alongside the symbol.
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.