Franc (first name)

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Franc is a male name. It is a variant of Franz or Frank , especially in Slovene and Sorbian . In Slavic languages, the pronunciation is fɾant͡s or frant͡s (roughly like German Franz ), otherwise the c is typically pronounced as k . ​​

Female variants in Slovenian are Frančiška , Francka, and Franciska .

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  • Franc Jager (1869–1941), Slovenian-American clergyman, apidologist, agronomist, university lecturer, beekeeper and gardener, see Francis Jager
  • Franc Kangler (* 1965), Slovenian politician (formerly SLS)
  • Franc Kattnig (* 1945), Austrian publisher, author and journalist on the Slovenian language and culture in Carinthia
  • Franc Kramberger (* 1936), retired Archbishop of Maribor
  • Franc Roddam (* 1946), British film director, screenwriter and producer
  • Franc Rodé (* 1934), retired Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Franc Rozman (1911–1944), Yugoslav partisan leader in World War II
  • Franc Tausch (1968–2012), bourgeois Frank-Dieter Tausch, German presenter, actor, voice actor, journalist, film critic and YouTuber

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