Claim: San Francisco was named after a Spanish saint.
Evidence: San Francisco -LRB- initials SF -RRB- -LRB- -LSB- sæn_frənˈsɪskoʊ -RSB- , Spanish for Saint Francis ; Spanish : -LSB- san franˈsisko -RSB- -RRB- , officially the City and County of San Francisco , is the cultural , commercial , and financial center of Northern California.
Saint Francis of Assisi -LRB- San Francesco d'Assisi -RRB- , born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone , informally named as Francesco -LRB- 1181/11823 October 1226 -RRB- , was an Italian Roman Catholic friar , deacon and preacher.
Along with Saint Catherine of Siena , he was designated Patron saint of Italy.