# Francisco

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /fɹænˈsɪskəʊ/ · frequency rank #2,832

## Definitions
1. A moon in Uranus, Solar System.
2. A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Francis.
3. A surname from Spanish or from Portuguese [in turn transferred from the given name].

## Etymology
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

## Easily confused with
- **Francis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/francis-vs-francisco)
- **Francesca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/francesca-vs-francisco)
- **Francesco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/francesco-vs-francisco)
- **Franciscan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/franciscan-vs-francisco)

## Common misspellings (14)
`farncisco`, `ffrancisco`, `fracnisco`, `franccisco`, `francicso`, `franciscco`, `francisoc`, `francissco`, `francsico`, `franicsco`, `franncisco`, `frnacisco`, `frrancisco`, `rfancisco`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/francisco