Etymology

São Francisco

Today it means: A river in Minas Gerais and Northeast Region, Brazil. Full definition →

Portuguese São Francisco
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The story

  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromSão Francisco“Saint Francis”
  2. English todaySão Francisco

From Portuguese São Francisco (“Saint Francis”). Doublet of San Francisco.

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