{{Wiktionary|Paco|paco}} {{Other uses}} '''Paco''' is a Spanish nickname for Francisco. According to folk etymology, the nickname has its origins in Saint Francis of Assisi, who was the father of the Franciscan order; his name was written in Latin by the order as {{lang|la|pater communitatis}} (father of the community); hence "Paco" was supposedly obtained by taking the first syllable of each word.<ref>{{Cite book |last=García Remiro |first=José Luis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MYcdAQAAIAAJ |title=Frases con historia |publisher=Alianza Editorial |year=2003 |pages=45 |isbn=978-84-206-5573-4 |language=Spanish |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref>
People with the nickname Paco include: *Paco Alcácer (born 1993), Spanish footballer *Paco Arespacochaga (born 1971), Portuguese singer *Paco Cabanes Pastor (1954–2021), Valencian pilota player *Paco Calderón (born 1959), Mexican political cartoonist *Paco Camino (1940–2024), Spanish bullfighter *Paco Craig (born 1965), American football player *Paco Craig (born 1992), English footballer *Paco de Lucía (1947–2014), Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer *Paco Decina (born 1955), Italian choreographer *Francisco Estévez (born 1945), Spanish composer *Paco Estrada (born 1980), American musician *Francisco Gento (born 1933), Spanish footballer *Paco Godia (1921–1990), Spanish racing driver *Paco González (born 1966), Spanish sport journalist *Paco Herrera (born 1953), Spanish footballer *Paco Ibáñez (born 1934), Spanish singer *Paco Jamandreu (1925–1995), Argentine fashion designer and actor *Paco Jémez (born 1970), Spanish footballer *Paco León (born 1974), Spanish actor *Francisco Llorente Gento (born 1965), Spanish retired footballer *Paco López (footballer) (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Francisco Marhuenda (born 1961), Spanish journalist, professor and former politician *Paco Moncayo (born 1940), mayor of Quito, Ecuador *Paco Peña (born 1942), Spanish flamenco guitarist *Paco Rabanne (1934–2023), Spanish fashion designer *Paco Rodriguez (born 1991), American baseball player *Pape Demba "Paco" Samb, Senegalese-American griot *Paco Stanley (1942–1999), Mexican television entertainer and politician *Paco Ignacio Taibo I (1924–2008), Spanish/Mexican writer and journalist *Paco Ignacio Taibo II (born 1949), Spanish/Mexican writer, academic and politician *Paco Tous (born 1964), Spanish actor
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