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FRANCISCO

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish, Portuguese

Pronounced: frahn-SEES-ko (Spanish), frahn-THEES-ko (Spanish)   [key]

Spanish and Portuguese form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). A notable bearer was Francisco de Goya, a Spanish painter and engraver. The name was also borne by Spanish dictator Francisco Franco.
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