Falco

From Latin falco (“falcon”).

Falco m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – falcons.

• (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

• (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

• Falco 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

Borrowed from Italian Falco and Catalan Falcó.

Falco (plural Falcos)

1. A surname.

• 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.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Falco”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.

Acronym for the Florida-Alabama Land COmpany, which harvested timber in the area.

Falco

1. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.

From falco (“hawk”), a nickname for a swift or keen-eyed person.

Falco m

1. a male given name

Falco m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

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

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

Falcō m sg (genitive Falcōnis); third declension

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

   Quintus Pompeius Sosius Falco

    

Third-declension noun, singular only.