Francesco
Pope's first name
Francesco is the Italian form of Francis, a masculine given name.
Like its English counterpart, it derives from a word meaning "Frenchman." The name is common throughout Italy and among Italian diaspora communities: Francesco prefers to go by Frank at work.
It often shortens to Franco or Checco.
Medieval Italian lyric poet
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- footballerSport athlete on pitch
- RomaTraveler ethnic group
- painterOne who applies pigment
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Spanish surname, famous dictator
- FranzGerman masculine name
- FranciscoSpanish masculine given name
- FrancoisFrench male forename
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
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Petrarch
Medieval Italian lyric poet
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
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- RomaTraveler ethnic group
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Franco
Spanish surname, famous dictator
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friar
Mendicant order member
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Catholic Church's supreme leader
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