Franken

See also: franken and franken-

English

Etymology

• Dutch Franken
• German Franken
• Yiddish Franken

Proper noun

Franken (plural Frankens)

1. A surname
   1. A patronymic surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Franks or Frankson, for a descendant of a person named Frank
   2. A surname from German
      1. A patronymic surname from German, equivalent to English Franks or Frankson, for a descendant of a person named Frank
      2. A topographic surname from German, for someone from Franconia
      3. An occupational surname from German, for a freeman
   3. A topographic Jewish surname from Yiddish, for Franconian Jews

Dutch

Etymology

From Frank

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑŋkən

Proper noun

Franken

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Descendants

• English: Franken

German

Etymology 1

Plural of Franke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʀaŋkən/, [ˈfʀaŋkŋ̍], [ˈfrɑŋkŋ̍]

Noun

Franken

1. inflection of Franke:
   1. genitive/dative/accusative singular
   2. nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural

Etymology 2

Originally the dative plural of the ethnonym Franke, meaning bei den Franken (by the Franks).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʀaŋkən/, [ˈfʀaŋkŋ̍]

Proper noun

Franken n (proper noun, genitive Frankens or (optionally with an article) Franken)

1. Franconia (a region of Germany)
2. (historical) Francia

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʀaŋkən/, [ˈfʀaŋkn̩]

Noun

Franken m (strong, genitive Frankens, plural Franken)

1. franc (Swiss currency)

Declension

Declension of Franken [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Franken	die	Franken
genitive	eines	des	Frankens	der	Franken
dative	einem	dem	Franken	den	Franken
accusative	einen	den	Franken	die	Franken

Swedish

Proper noun

Franken n

1. Franconia