Francisco

Fran·cis·co
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UK/ˌfɹænˈsɪskəʊ̯/UK[ˌfɹʷænˈsɪskəʊ̯]US/ˌfɹænˈsɪskoʊ̯/US[ˌfɹʷænˈsɪskoʊ̯]

proper noun

A moon in Uranus, Solar System.

Very commonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper nounFrancisco (countable and uncountable, plural Franciscos)

plural Franciscos

  1. countableuncountableastronomyA moon in Uranus, Solar System.
  2. countableA male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Francis.

    Julian Zatarian, 21, and Francisco Medina, 29, were appointed to advisory commissions this week even though they are undocumented immigrants, becoming what the sponsoring councilman calls among the first for local governments nationwide.

    2015 August 8, Michael Martinez and Jaqueline Hurtado, “Undocumented immigrants picked for city posts say U.S. ‘progressing’”, in CNN
  3. countableA surname from Spanish or from Portuguese [in turn transferred from the given name].

Origin

  1. SpanishFrancisco
  2. PortugueseFrancisco
  3. Romance
  4. LatinFranciscus
  5. EnglishFrancisco

From Latin Franciscus. Doublet of Francis. * (given name): From Romance Francisco (Portuguese Francisco, Spanish Francisco) * (moon of Uranus): From the naming pattern established for moons of Uranus, being references to the works of William Shakespeare. From being a character in the play The Tempest

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 天衛二十二 /天卫二十二
  • 天衛二十二 /天卫二十二 (Tiānwèi èrshí'èr)moon of Uranus
Hindi फ़्रांसिस्को
  • फ़्रांसिस्को (frānsisko)moon of Uranus
Japanese フランシスコ
  • フランシスコ (Furanshisuko)moon of Uranus
Russian Франци́ско
  • Франци́ско (Francísko)moon of Uranus
Spanish Pancho
  • Panchomoon of Uranus

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Francisco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Francisco

MLA

“Francisco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Francisco. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Francisco,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Francisco.

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