Frank
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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”).[1] Doublet of franc.
Noun edit
Frank (plural Franks)
- One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.
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Related terms edit
- ferenghi
- franc
- France
- French
- Frenchify
- franchise
- Francia
- francisation, francization
- francise, francize (in Quebec; Oxford dictionary: [1])
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References edit
- ^ “Frank”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2021.
Etymology 2 edit
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.
Proper noun edit
Frank
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
- Mrs. Ford. How now, sweet Frank! why art thou melancholy?
- A diminutive of the male given name Francis
- 1996, Frank McCourt, chapter VII, in Angela's Ashes, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 197:
- 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.
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
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Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Frank
- a male given name borrowed from English and German
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch vranke, from Old Dutch franko, from Frankish *frankō.
Noun edit
Frank m (plural Franken)
- (historical, chiefly plural) Frank (member of a Migration-Period Germanic tribe)
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Etymology 2 edit
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Frank m
- a male given name from Dutch, Frank
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Frank m
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
- son of Frank: Franksson
- daughter of Frank: Franksdóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Frank |
Accusative | Frank |
Dative | Franki |
Genitive | Franks |
French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Frank m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Frank
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- More often spelled Franck
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German Franke, from Old High German Franko (“a Frank”). Used in the Middle Ages and revived in the 19th century.
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Frank m (proper noun, strong, genitive Franks or (with an article) Frank, plural Franks or Frank or Franke)
- a male given name, popular especially in the 1960s and 70s
Proper noun edit
Frank m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Franks or (with an article) Frank, plural Franks or Frank)
- a surname
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Frank m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Frank
Declension edit
Manx edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin Francia, from Francus (“Frank”).
Proper noun edit
yn Rank f (genitive ny Frank)
Usage notes edit
- Always preceded by the definite article.
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Etymology 2 edit
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Frank m
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Francis
- Coordinate term: Frangaid
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Frank | Rank | Vrank |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From English or, rarely, English Frank, in the 19th century.
Proper noun edit
Frank
- a male given name
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Francus, from Frankish *Frank. Doublet of frank.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Frank m pers
- (historical) Frank (one of the Franks)
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Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Frank.
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Frank m
- a male given name from English, equivalent to English Frank
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Swedish edit
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Audio (file)
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Frank c (genitive Franks)
- a male given name borrowed from English or, rarely, from German