Paco 4653255 222840880 2008-07-01T11:09:36Z Frank87 169583 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 221948403 by [[Special:Contributions/200.6.206.34|200.6.206.34]] ([[User talk:200.6.206.34|talk]]) {{otheruses}} '''Paco''' is a nickname for the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] name of [[Francisco]], a form of [[Francis]]. The nickname has its origins in [[Francis of Assisi|Saint Francis of Assisi]], who was the father of the [[Franciscan]] order. His name was written by the order as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (Father of the community); by taking the first two letters of each word, the name ''Paco'' is obtained. ==People with the nickname Paco== *[[Paco (footballer)|Paco]], Spanish footballer *[[Paco Ahlgren]], American novelist *[[Paco Arespacochaga]], Filipino drummer *[[Paco Benítez]], Spanish bassist and songwriter *[[Paco Cabanes Pastor]], [[Valencian pilota]] player *[[Paco Calderón]], Mexican political cartoonist *[[Paco de Lucía]], Spanish [[Flamenco]] guitarist and composer *[[Paco Decina]], Italian choreographer *[[Francisco Gento|Paco Gento]], Spanish footballer *[[Paco Godia]], Spanish racing driver *[[Paco González]], Spanish sport journalist *[[Paco Herrera]], Spanish footballer *[[Paco Ibáñez]], Spanish singer *[[Paco Jamandreu]], Argentine fashion designer and actor *[[Paco Lala's]], Mexican TV host *[[Paco León]], Spanish actor *[[Paco Moncayo]], mayor of [[Quito]], [[Ecuador]] *[[Paco Peña]], Spanish Flamenco guitarist *[[Paco Rabanne]], [[haute couture]] designer *[[Paco Stanley]], Mexican television entertainer and politician *[[Paco Ignacio Taibo I]], Spanish/Mexican writer and journalist *[[Paco Ignacio Taibo II]], Spanish/Mexican writer, academic, and politician *[[Paco Zamora]], Filipino actor [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:Spanish given names]] {{given-name-stub}} [[es:Paco (nombre)]]