Paco

Paco is a Spanish nickname for Francisco. Another nickname for Francisco is Pancho.

One theory says that 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 Pater Communitatis (Father of the community); hence, "Paco" was obtained by taking the first syllable of each word.. Another possibility is it comes from little children's defective pronunciation of their name as "Paquico".

Sometimes people with the name Francisco are also called Kiko. However, this nickname is more commonly used for Federico, Ricardo, or Enrique.

Paco is also a slang term for cocaine paste.

People with the nickname Paco

• Paco Alcácer, Spanish footballer
• Paco Arespacochaga, Filipino drummer
• Paco Bandeira, Portuguese singer
• Paco Cabanes Pastor, Valencian pilota player
• Paco Calderón, Mexican political cartoonist
• Paco Craig, American football player
• Paco de Lucía, Spanish Flamenco guitarist and composer
• Paco Decina, Italian choreographer
• Paco Estévez, Spanish composer
• 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 Jémez, Spanish footballer
• 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