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Gender: Male Meaning of Franco: "Frenchman or free man" Origin of Franco: Italian variation of Francis Franco's Popularity in 2017: #728

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The name Franco is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "Frenchman or free man". Franco is ranked #728 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Celebrity Surnames as Firsts and discussed in our forums with posts like "Boys Makeover- Two Middles".

From the experts:

A classic Italian name still heard in the Italian-American community. Once tainted by the association with the Spanish dictator, it's now more likely to call up actor James Franco.

The bright o ending and the popularity of Pope Francis could increase the appeal of this name.

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Famous People Named Franco

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Franco Harris, former American football player
Franco Nero-Italian actor, husband of Vanessa Redgrave
James Franco, American actor
Dave Franco, American actor
Francisco Franco, Spanish dictator
Franco Modigliani, winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

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Franco, James Franco's character on General Hospital

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Comments

katinka Says:

2016-02-23T16:56:47

I really like it. Not sure how usable it is because of General Franco though... thoughts?

Kryssy V Says:

2014-08-15T02:59:22

I really love the name Francis, and preferred it until as a joke I decided to name one of my stuffed animals Franco. It has a nice ring to it, and can still have the nick name Frankie. I think it works well as a first name.