Pelancho - Derived from the Spanish Esperanza (nickname for hope, expectation).  It is taken from the title of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza meaning "Our Lady of Hope."


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  1. UnknownMay 11, 2020 at 6:27 AM

    My mother passed in 2/2010 my grandma & my aunt's called my my mother pelancho my mother's name was Esperanza she was beautiful inside & out, I miss her so much and still cry for her.

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