Francesco

Francesco is a male name.

Origin and meaning

Francesco is an Italian male first name of medieval origin. Meaning of the name: the French. The name ending -sco expresses the origin of the country in medieval Italian. The female equivalent is Francesca . A short form of the name is Fran .

For historical persons, the name Francesco is usually given in German with Franziskus or Franz , for example with the most famous name bearer Francesco d ' Assisi → Franz von Assisi .

Name bearer

First name

• Francesco I. Gattilusio (~ 1330–1384), patrician and archon of Lesbos
• Francesco I. Sforza (1450–1466), founder of the Sforza dynasty
• Francesco I de 'Medici (1541–1587), Grand Duke of Tuscany
• Francesco I Genaro (1777–1830), King of Naples and Sicily, see Franz I (Sicily)
• Francesco II Gattilusio (around 1370 ~ 1404), lord of Lesbos
• Francesco Bagnaia (* 1997), Italian motorcycle racer
• Francesco Bardi (* 1992), Italian football player
• Francesco Benussi (* 1981), Italian football player
• Francesco Borgongini Duca (1884–1954), Italian clergyman and cardinal
• Francesco Bracci (1879–1967), Italian cardinal to the curia
• Francesco Carpino (1905–1993), Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Palermo
• Francesco Cassata (* 1997), Italian football player
• Francesco Ciuppa (* 1875; † unknown), Italian racing car driver
• Francesco Dell'Uomo (* 1987), Italian diver
• Francesco Fausto Nitti (1899–1974), Italian journalist and fighter against Italian fascism
• Francesco Fedato (* 1992), Italian football player
• Francesco Flachi (* 1975), Italian football player
• Francesco Friedrich (* 1990), German bobsledder
• Francesco Janich (1937–2019), Italian football player
• Francesco Lacedelli (1796–1886), Italian-Austrian mountaineer
• Francesco Lodi (* 1984), Italian football player
• Francesco Magnanelli (* 1984), Italian football player
• Francesco Morano (1872–1968), Italian cardinal to the curia
• Francesco Moriero (* 1969), Italian football player and coach
• Francesco Morini (* 1944), Italian football player
• Francesco Moser (* 1951), Italian racing cyclist
• Francesco Puccioni , known as Mike Francis (1961-2009), Italian musician
• Francesco Pozzi (plasterer) (1704–1789), Italian plasterer
• Francesco Ragonesi (1850–1931), Italian clergyman and Vatican diplomat
• Francesco Romano (* 1960), Italian football player
• Francesco Rosi (1922–2015), Italian film director and screenwriter
• Francesco Schettino (* 1960), Italian captain
• Francesco Severi (mathematician) (1879–1961), Italian mathematician
• Francesco Severi (racing driver) (1907–1980), Italian racing car driver
• Francesco Stella (* 1943), Italian architect
• Francesco Totti (* 1976), Italian football player
• Francesco Zagatti (1932–2009), Italian football player and coach
• Francesco Zantedeschi (1797–1873), Italian priest and physicist

stage name

• Silvio Francesco ( SF Valente; 1927–2000), Italian entertainer and musician

See also

• Alessandro De Francesco (* 1981), Italian poet, theorist and sound artist
• Grete de Francesco (1893–1945), German-speaking writer
• Di Francesco
• Franceschi