name
Francesco
fran-CHES-koh
/frɑːnˈtʃɛskoʊ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
francesco
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Friulian (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy); Italian/Friulian form of Francis
- Meaning
- free man; Frenchman; from Latin Franciscus; famously borne by St Francis of Assisi
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Francis, Franz
Common mispronunciations
Saying fran-SES-koh; 'ces' is 'ches' in Italian, using the 'ch' sound before 'e'
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; 'ces' = 'ches'; stress on the second syllable
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