Given name & surname

Cesco

“frenchman”

In Italian use, Cesco is a variant of Francesco. One interpretation is “frenchman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Italian use, Cesco is a variant of Francesco. One interpretation is “frenchman.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Cesco is a diminutive of Francesco. Francesco comes from Medieval Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Italian usage, Cesco is a diminutive of Francesco. In Italian usage, Cesco is an affectionate form of Francesco.

Cesco’s family of names

In Italian usage, Cesco is a diminutive of Francesco. In Italian usage, Cesco shares a linguistic root with the English form Francis. In Italian usage, Cesco has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Franek.

Walk Cesco’s family in the name graph

CescoFrancescoFrancisFranek

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Cesco has relatives in 3 languages.

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Cesco

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