| Subject: |
Original meaning of FRANK |
| Author: |
Andy ;—) (guest, 87.177.79.56) |
| Date: |
October 31, 2008 at 4:13:52 AM |
This site claims, the Franks "derived their tribal name from the name of a type of spear that they used."
I know, Hanks & Hodges write this in their Oxford Dictionary of First Names, but I can't find anything in any of my German books (Förstemann, Kaufmann, Bach, Seibicke); they all agree on the Germanic word *franka, brave (which later took the meaning "free").
Can anyone back up the spear-theory with anything beyond H&H?
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- Original meaning of FRANK - Andy ;—) Oct 31 2008, 4:13:52 AM
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