English
San Francisco
San Francisco comes from Spanish San Francisco ‘Saint Francis’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSan Francisco‘Saint Francis’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentSan Francisco‘Saint Francis’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025same form
Earliest quotation: 2025, Mark Sternfield, Trump administration targets California ‘sanctuary’ cities, : “The California counties include Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San…”
Every English word from Spanish San Francisco
Today it means
name A major coastal city and county in California, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish San Francisco / San Francisco