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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
Middle Dutch
● 1336 Vranken (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 47; 1337 Vranken (dat) ibid. p. 75
Dutch
● 1597x1598 Francen (dat) BoonenGes p. 322, Vranck ibid. p. 329
Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Franco (nom) JeanIII p. 10
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1358 Franco (nom) chlumecky 419, p. 38, Francone (abl) ibid. 193, p. 29, Franconem (acc) ibid. 409, p. 37; 1360 Franconis (gen) ibid. 466, p. 40
England
Anglo-French
● 1245–1250[1586] Frank Glover 186
Dutch
● 1577 Franck AuFr Francken
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-Barnard-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; 1173 Franco (nom) UrkMeck1 no. II; 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
Italian
● 1513x1521 Franco LeoX p. 21
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 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Frank.