Falco

See also: falco and falcó

Translingual

Falco jugger

Etymology

From Latin falco (“falcon”).

Proper noun

Falco m

1. 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
• Falco on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian Falco and Catalan Falcó.

Proper noun

Falco (plural Falcos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Falco is the 7126^th 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

1. 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.

Proper noun

Falco m

1. a male given name

Proper noun

Falco m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024

Latin

Etymology

From falcō (“falcon, pigeon-toed person”). Doublet of Faltō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.koː/, [ˈfäɫ̪koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.ko/, [ˈfälko]

Proper noun

Falcō m sg (genitive Falcōnis); third declension

1. a cognomen used by the gens Pompeia, Sosia, and others

   Quintus Pompeius Sosius Falco

    

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Falcō
genitive	Falcōnis
dative	Falcōnī
accusative	Falcōnem
ablative	Falcōne
vocative	Falcō