Franken

== English == === Etymology === Dutch Franken German Franken Yiddish [Term?] (Franken) === Proper noun === Franken (plural Frankens) A surname A patronymic surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Franks or Frankson, for a descendant of a person named Frank A surname from German A patronymic surname from German, equivalent to English Franks or Frankson, for a descendant of a person named Frank A topographic surname from German, for someone from Franconia An occupational surname from German, for a freeman 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 === Rhymes: -ɑŋkən === Proper noun === Franken a surname transferred from the given name ==== Descendants ==== English: Franken == German == === Etymology 1 === Inflected forms of Franke. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfʁaŋkən/, [ˈfʁaŋkŋ̩], [ˈfʀaŋkŋ̍], [ˈfrɑŋkŋ̍] Hyphenation: Fran‧ken Rhymes: -aŋkn̩ ==== Noun ==== Franken inflection of Franke: genitive/dative/accusative singular nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural === Etymology 2 === Originally the dative plural of the ethnonym Franke, meaning bei den Franken (by the Franks). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfʀaŋkən/, [ˈfʀaŋkŋ̍] ==== Proper noun ==== Franken n (proper noun, genitive Frankens or (optionally with an article) Franken) Franconia (a cultural region and former duchy in Germany, comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west) (historical) Francia ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== Oberfranken, Mittelfranken, Unterfranken === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfʀaŋkən/, [ˈfʀaŋkn̩] ==== Noun ==== Franken m (strong, genitive Frankens, plural Franken) franc (Swiss currency) der Schweizer Franken ― the Swiss franc franc (former Belgian currency) der belgische Franken ― the Belgian franc ===== Declension ===== == Swedish == === Proper noun === Franken n Franconia (a cultural region and former duchy in Germany, comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west)