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Francisco is a Spanish and Portuguese male name. It is a form of the name Francis.In Spanish people with the name Francisco sometimes are nicknamed Paco: San Francisco de Asís was known as Pater Comunitatis (The Community father) when he founded the Franciscan order Paco is a short form of Pater Comunitatis.[citation needed] Also in Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines people with the name Francisco are called Pancho.