Franco may refer to:

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Franco (name) Franco is a common surname in Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Sephardic Jewish communities deriving from the word "Frank", in reference to the Germanic tribe of the Franks, who invaded Gaul during the Migration Period.Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Bahamonde (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general and dictator who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces i ...

(1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 *

Franco Luambo François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi (6 July 1938 – 12 October 1989) was a Congolese singer, guitarist, songwriter, bandleader, and cultural revolutionary. He was a central figure in 20th-century Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cong ...

(1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" *

Franco of Cologne Franco of Cologne (; also Franco of Paris) was a German music theorist and possibly a composer. He was one of the most influential theorists of the Late Middle Ages, and was the first to propose an idea which was to transform musical notation per ...

(mid to late 13th century), German music theorist

Prefix

* Franco, a prefix used when referring to

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, a country ** Franco, a prefix used when referring to

French people French people () are a nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common Culture of France, French culture, History of France, history, and French language, language, identified with the country of France. The French people, esp ...

and their diaspora, e.g. Franco-Americans, Franco-Mauritians * Franco, a prefix used when referring to

Franks file:Frankish arms.JPG, Aristocratic Frankish burial items from the Merovingian dynasty The Franks ( or ; ; ) were originally a group of Germanic peoples who lived near the Rhine river, Rhine-river military border of Germania Inferior, which wa ...

, a West Germanic tribe

Places

Franco (Mirandela) Franco is a former civil parish and village in the municipality of Mirandela Mirandela (), officially the City of Mirandela (), is a city and a municipality in northeastern Portugal. The city itself is contained by the Mirandela parish, whic ...

, a village in Portugal *

El Franco El Franco is a municipality in the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the west by Tapia, to the south by Castropol and Boal, and to the east by Cuaña. El Franco is part of ...

, a municipality of Asturias in Spain *

Presidente Franco District Presidente Franco (also simply known as Franco) is a district and city of the Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay. Aside from being the oldest city in Alto Paraná Department, it is a place of rich exports of fruits and vegetables. Also, Presidente ...

, in Paraguay *

Franco, Virginia Franco is an unincorporated community in Wise County, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region ...

, an unincorporated community, in the United States

Other uses

Franco (band) FRANCO is a Filipino rock band from the Philippines with front man Franco Reyes, Paul Cañada on guitar, Dave Delfin on bass and Victor Guison on drums. History Formed in 2008, FRANCO had its beginnings as a supergroup with members from iconic ...

, Filipino band * Franco (''General Hospital''), a fictional character on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Franco, the

Luccan franc The franc was the currency of Lucca, issued between 1805 and 1808. It was equivalent to the French franc, alongside which it circulated, and was subdivided into 100 ''centesimi''. In 1808, the French franc The franc (; , ; currency sign, sign: ...

, a 19th-century currency of Lucca, Italy * ''

Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera ''Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera'' (''Franco, Ciccio and Blackbeard the Pirate'') is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It is a parody of the 1883 adventure novel '' Treasure Isla ...

'', a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola * ''

Franco, ese hombre ''Franco, ese hombre'', translated into English as ''Franco, this man'', is a 1964 documentary film by Spanish director José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. It follows the military and political career of the Spanish Head of State Francisco Franco unt ...

'', a 1964 documentary film by Spanish director José Luis Sáenz de Heredia * "Franco" or "Franco-Arabic", the

Arabic chat alphabet The Arabic chat alphabet, also known as ''Arabizi'', ''Arabeezi'', ''Arabish'', Franco-Arabic or simply Franco (from ) refer to the romanized alphabets for informal Arabic dialects in which Arabic script is transcribed or encoded into a combinati ...

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