Type Word
Meaning & History
Germanic word meaning "spear, javelin" [1] and "a Frank", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe.
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesfranc(Medieval French) franko(Old Dutch) franko(Old High German) frakkar(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsFrantziska, Frantzisko, Patxi(Basque) Frañsez, Frañseza(Breton) Francesc, Francesca(Catalan) Francescu(Corsican) Frane, Franjo, Franka, Frano(Croatian) František, Františka(Czech) Frank, Frans(Danish) Franciscus, Frank, Franka, Frans(Dutch) Frances, Francis, Frank, Franklin, Franklyn(English) Frans(Finnish) France, Francis, Franck, François, Françoise, Francisque, Frank(French) Frank, Franka, Franz, Franziska(German) Franko(Germanic) Ferenc, Franciska(Hungarian) Proinsias(Irish) Franca, Francesca, Francesco, Franco(Italian) Francisca, Franciscus(Late Roman) Frens(Limburgish) Pranciškus(Lithuanian) Frank, Frans(Norwegian) Franciszek, Franciszka(Polish) Francisca, Francisco(Portuguese) Frantzisca, Frantziscu(Sardinian) Frang, Frangag(Scottish Gaelic) Franjo(Serbian) František, Františka(Slovak) Franc, France, Frančišek, Frančiška(Slovene) Francisca, Francisco(Spanish) Frank, Frans(Swedish) Ffransis(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsFranić, Franjić(Croatian) Frank(Danish) Frank, Franke(Dutch) Francis, Frank, Frank, Franklin, Franklyn(English) François(French) Frank, Franke(German) Franco, Franzese(Italian) Frank(Norwegian) Francisco, Franco(Portuguese) Francisco, Franco(Spanish) Fransson(Swedish)
Place Name DescendantsFrankryk(Afrikaans) Faransa(Arabic) Frantsiya(Bulgarian) França(Catalan) Francuska(Croatian) Francie(Czech) Franken, Frankrig(Danish) Franken, Frankrijk(Dutch) France, Franconia(English) Ranska(Finnish) France(French) Franken, Frankreich(German) Francia, Franconia(Italian) Furansu(Japanese) Francia, Franconia(Late Roman) Franken, Frankrike(Norwegian) Francja(Polish) França(Portuguese) Franța(Romanian) Frantsiya(Russian) Francuska(Serbian) Francia, Franconia(Spanish) Franken, Frankrike(Swedish) Frantsiya(Ukrainian)
Same Spellingfranko
Sources & References
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 111.
