Franken

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See also: franken and franken-

English

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Etymology

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. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Is this a patronymic, like Jansen, or a different type of derivation?

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkən

Proper noun

Franken

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

Descendants

  • English: Franken

German

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Etymology 1

Inflected forms of Franke.

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

Franken m (strong, genitive Frankens, plural Franken)

  1. franc (Swiss currency)
    der Schweizer Franken ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. franc (former Belgian currency)
    der belgische Franken ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Declension of Franken
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

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Proper noun

Franken n

  1. Franconia
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