Frank
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One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.
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One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.
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Frenchman.
Etimologia
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 Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“knife, dagger”). Doublet of franc, frank, and farang.
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A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Mrs. Ford. How now, sweet Frank! why art thou melancholy?
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A diminutive of the male given name Francis.
Your name is Francis, is it? Frank, sir. Your name is Francis. There was never a St. Frank. That's a name for gangsters and politicians.
But Frank Fairbanks, a retired public administrator, had to sheepishly acknowledge that he had grass. “Unfortunately, like many of our central Phoenix neighbors, we have a green lawn which consumes more water than xeriscape,” he told the paper.
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A surname transferred from the nickname.
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A place name: A community in Crowsnest Pass municipality, south-west Alberta, Canada.
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A place name: An unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States.
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A place name: A census-designated place in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States.
Etimologia
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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- Franks
Frank · One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.
frankenstein · A stretch in which one walks forward with their arms extended…Frankenstein · Various small towns in Germany.frankfurt · A frankfurter; a hot dog sausage.