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Gender: Male Meaning of Franco: "Frenchman or free man" Origin of Franco: Italian variation of Francis Franco's Popularity in 2018: #808

Franco Origin and Meaning

The name Franco is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "Frenchman or free man".

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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Popularity

Rank in US: #808
- this week

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

Pop Culture References for the name Franco

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Franco, James Franco's character on General Hospital

Comments

flarepants Says:

2019-08-18T19:39:33

“Once tainted by the association with the Spanish dictator”?! That’s like saying the name Adolf was “once tainted” by association with the Holocaust.
Francisco Franco started a bloody civil war, murdered hundreds of thousands and put millions in concentration camps. To this day, even the name Francisco is unusable in Spain.
So I don’t care how much you like the name, show some goddamn respect

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.