Paco

Paco is a Spanish nickname for Francisco. According to folk etymology, 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 supposedly obtained by taking the first syllable of each word.

People with the nickname Paco include:
 * Paco Alcácer (born 1993), Spanish footballer
 * Paco Arespacochaga (born 1971), Portuguese singer
 * Paco Cabanes Pastor (1954–2021), Valencian pilota player
 * Paco Calderón (born 1959), Mexican political cartoonist
 * Paco Craig (born 1965), American football player
 * Paco Craig (born 1992), English footballer
 * Paco de Lucía (1947–2014), Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer
 * Paco Decina (born 1955), Italian choreographer
 * Francisco Estévez (born 1945), Spanish composer
 * Paco Estrada (born 1980), American musician
 * Francisco Gento (born 1933), Spanish footballer
 * Paco Godia (1921–1990), Spanish racing driver
 * Paco González (born 1966), Spanish sport journalist
 * Paco Herrera (born 1953), Spanish footballer
 * Paco Ibáñez (born 1934), Spanish singer
 * Paco Jamandreu (1925–1995), Argentine fashion designer and actor
 * Paco Jémez (born 1970), Spanish footballer
 * Paco León (born 1974), Spanish actor
 * Francisco Llorente Gento (born 1965), Spanish retired footballer
 * Paco López (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player
 * Paco Moncayo (born 1940), mayor of Quito, Ecuador
 * Paco Peña (born 1942), Spanish flamenco guitarist
 * Paco Rabanne (1934–2023), Spanish fashion designer
 * Paco Rodriguez (born 1991), American baseball player
 * Pape Demba "Paco" Samb, Senegalese-American griot
 * Paco Stanley (1942–1999), Mexican television entertainer and politician
 * Paco Ignacio Taibo I (1924–2008), Spanish/Mexican writer and journalist
 * Paco Ignacio Taibo II (born 1949), Spanish/Mexican writer, academic and politician
 * Paco Tous (born 1964), Spanish actor