Falco
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== Translingual ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin falco (“falcon”).
=== Proper noun ===
Falco m
A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – falcons, kestrels, and hobbies.
==== Hypernyms ====
(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Falconiformes – order; Falconidae – family; Falconinae - subfamily; Falconini - tribe
==== Hyponyms ====
(genus): Falco subbuteo (Eurasian hobby) - type species; Falco alopex, Falco amurensis, Falco araeus, Falco ardosiaceus, Falco berigora, Falco biarmicus, Falco cenchroides, Falco cherrug, Falco chicquera, Falco columbarius, Falco concolor, Falco cuvierii, Falco deiroleucus, Falco dickinsoni, Falco eleonorae, Falco fasciinucha, Falco femoralis, Falco hypoleucos, Falco jugger, Falco longipennis, Falco mexicanus, Falco moluccensis, Falco naumanni, Falco newtoni, Falco novaeseelandiae, Falco pelegrinoides, Falco peregrinus, Falco punctatus, Falco rufigularis, Falco rupicoloides, Falco rupicolus, Falco rusticolus, Falco severus, Falco sparverius, Falco subniger, Falco tinnunculus, Falco vespertinus, Falco zoniventris - other species
=== References ===
Falco (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Falco on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Falco on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Romance; from Italian Falco and Catalan Falcó.
==== Proper noun ====
Falco (plural Falcos)
A surname from the Romance languages.
A surname from Italian
A surname from Catalan
===== Related terms =====
===== Statistics =====
According to the 2010 United States Census, Falco is the 7126th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4695 individuals. Falco is most common among White (92.06%) individuals.
==== Further reading ====
Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Falco”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.
=== Etymology 2 ===
Acronym for the Florida-Alabama Land COmpany, which harvested timber in the area.
==== Proper noun ====
Falco
An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.
=== Anagrams ===
focal
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From falco (“hawk”), a nickname for a swift or keen-eyed person.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfal.ko/
Rhymes: -alko
Hyphenation: Fàl‧co
=== Proper noun ===
Falco m
a male given name
==== Derived terms ====
=== Proper noun ===
Falco m or f by sense
Falco: a surname transferred from the given name
==== Descendants ====
→ English: Falco
=== Further reading ===
Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi[1]
== Latin ==
=== Etymology ===
From falcō (“falcon, pigeon-toed person”). Doublet of Faltō.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfaɫ.koː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfal.ko]
=== Proper noun ===
Falcō m sg (genitive Falcōnis); third declension
a cognomen used by the gens Pompeia, Sosia, and others
==== Declension ====
Third-declension noun, singular only.