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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Frank m. Latin Francus, Old High German Franko, French Franc 'a Frank, a Frenchman'.

Belgium
Latin
● 1050 Franco (nom) CRS-2-5 p. 232
Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Franco (nom) JeanIII p. 10
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1358 Francone (abl) chlumecky 193, p. 29
Estonia
Middle Low German
● 1376 Vrancke BbRT p. 335
France
Latin
● 1016 Franco (nom) HGSav-4.1 p. 3; 1044 Franco (nom) StVdM-II 659; 1047 Franconis (gen) CartNDSaintes I; 1047x1061 Franconis (gen) ibid. XX; 1050 Franconis (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 100; 1378 Franco (dat) hanquetvol1 598, Franconi (dat) ibid. 150
◑ 1047x1061 Franquelinus (nom) CartNDSaintes XX
Old French
● 1313 Franques Paris1313 p. 38
Middle French
● 1392 Franc MemBret-II col. 605
Germany
Latin
● 822x875 Franco (abl) TradCorb §213; 895 Francho (nom) HambUrk-vol1 XXV; 1134 Franco (nom) quix-vol1 97; 1149 Franchi (nom) mairhofer XXX; 1165 Franco (nom) quix-vol1 93; 1208 Franco (nom) quix-vol2 124; 1219 Franco (nom) hennes-vol1 40; 1255 Francone (abl) ibid. 156; 1540 Franco (nom) quix-vol1 93
Italy
Latin
● 1376 Francho (abl) DouGen1 p. 29
Spain
Latin
● 899 Francone (abl) CDCB-XV MMXXII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Frank". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Frank.