One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.
Proper Noun
A male given name from Germanic languages.
A male given name
Origin
From Middle English Frank, partially from Old English Franca ("a Frank"); and partially from Old French Franc, and/or Latin Francus ("a Frank"), from Frankish *Franko ("a Frank"); both maybe from Proto-Germanic *frankô ("javelin"). Cognate with Old High German Franko ("a Frank"), Old English franca ("spear, javelin"). Compare Saxon, ultimately a derivative of *sahsą.
The surname derives from the medieval tribal name. The given name is also a form of Francis, with formal given name status since the 19th century.
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