FRANK

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Germanic *franka - = 'brave', later also 'free' [1] [2] [3]

Ancient Germanic

*franka = 'brave' [1] [2] [3] *franka = 'free' [1] [2] [3]

Old High German

frank = 'Frank' [1] [2] [3]

Related Names

See Franko

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
LING see Franklin (English)

First Element Forms

Frank-

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Rosa und Volker Kohlheim: Duden Lexikon der Vornamen (1998)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Gulbrand Alhaug: 10 001 navn - Norsk fornavnleksikon (2011)