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Definitions

Proper Noun

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

Etymology

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

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