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Franken

Franken proper noun: a patronymic surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Franks or Frankson, for a descendant of a person named Frank.

Proper noun

Franken (plural Frankens)

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

Forms of Franken

pluralFrankens

Origin of Franken

* Dutch Franken * German Franken * Yiddish [Term?] (Franken)

Questions about Franken

What does Franken mean?
Franken means a patronymic surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Franks or Frankson, for a descendant of a person named Frank.
What part of speech is Franken?
Franken is a proper noun.

Words near Franken in the dictionary

  1. frankamenite
  2. Frankau
  3. frankdicksonite
  4. franked
  5. Frankel
  6. Franken
  7. franken-
  8. Franken-PC
  9. Frankenberg
  10. Frankenberger
  11. Frankenbergers

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