I'm way out of my depth, and it appears to be full of folk etymology. http://spanishlinguist.us/2013/03/pepe-and-paco-2-mysterious-spanish-nicknames/ http://sp

I'm way out of my depth, and it appears to be full of folk etymology. http://spanishlinguist.us/2013/03/pepe-and-paco-2-mysterious-spanish-nicknames/ http://spanishlinguist.us/2013/03/pepe-and-paco-2-mysterious... says Real Academia España says Pepe comes from Beppe and there is no support for the "pater comunitatis" origin for Paco. There is much discussion in the comments.