Francisco
Latin-rooted given name
Francisco is a Spanish and Portuguese given name, the equivalent of English Francis.
It appears frequently in place names throughout the Americas and Philippines, reflecting Spanish colonial history: San Francisco, São Francisco.
The name remains common in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. (See also *Frank*, *Francis*.)
Spanish diminutive name
Spain's official language
- IberianOf Spain and Portugal
- MadridSpain's governmental seat
- BarcelonaCatalan capital city
- SevilleAndalusia's capital city
flamenco · paella · tapas · La Liga · Cervantes · Gaudi · Alhambra · Sagrada Familia
California strait and bridge
- Bay AreaNorthern California metropolitan region
- CastroProminent Cuban surname
- Haight-AshburyCounterculture crossroads in San Francisco
- AlcatrazFormer island penitentiary
cable car · Fisherman's Wharf · Silicon Valley · fog · sourdough · Chinatown · 49ers · Giants
California coastal resort town
- PizarroConquistador of Peru
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
discovery · voyage · territory · conquest · frontier · navigator · colonization · settlement
Paco
Spanish diminutive name
Castilian
Spain's official language
Seville · flamenco · paella · tapas · La Liga · Cervantes · Gaudi · Alhambra · Sagrada Familia · Picasso
Golden Gate
California strait and bridge
- Bay AreaNorthern California metropolitan region
- CastroProminent Cuban surname
- Haight-AshburyCounterculture crossroads in San Francisco
Alcatraz · cable car · Fisherman's Wharf · Silicon Valley · fog · sourdough · Chinatown · 49ers · Giants · tech
Coronado
California coastal resort town
- PizarroConquistador of Peru
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
New World · discovery · voyage · territory · conquest · frontier · navigator · colonization · settlement · mission
friar
Mendicant order member
- stigmataWounds echoing crucifixion
- povertySevere lack of resources
- animalsMulticellular mobile organisms
birds · wolf · Clare · canticle · monastery · humble · preach · nature · blessing · devotion
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Sir Francis DrakeTudor sea captain, explorer
- San Francisco BayNorthern California coastal inlet
- Pope FrancisCurrent head of Catholicism
- Francis of AssisiFounder of Franciscans