Save Type Settlement Usage English Meaning & History Name of a city in California, from the Spanish term for St. Francis of Assisi.
Save Type Settlement Usage Spanish, English Pronounced Pron. san fran-THEES-ko(European Spanish) san fran-SEES-ko(Latin American Spanish) san frən-SIS-ko(English) san fran-SIS-ko(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History The name of several places in the Spanish-speaking world, in honour of Saint Francis. One noteworthy place is the city of San Francisco in the US state of California.