Frank
Frank , also Franck , is a male given name in German, French, English and many other languages.
Origin and meaning
"Frank" is derived from the Old High German name Franko , which in turn goes back to the tribal name of the Franks . The meaning of franko is originally “the Franconian”, from frank for “free”, “brave”.
Possibly the Franks were named after their characteristic weapon, the Francisca ( lat. Securis francisca ), a kind of throwing ax.
variants
International form (without secondary derivation from Franziskus / Franz , so only forms on "k"):
- Franck (French)
- Franco (Italian, Spanish)
- Franek (Czech, diminutive of Frantisek)
- Frang (Gaelic, Scottish, Nordic)
- Fränk ( Leutebuergisch )
- Franklin , Franklyn , Franklynn (English)
Pet form:
- Frankie
- Franky
Female form:
- nordic frang
- Franka , Franca, Francka (numerous languages)
The name also appears - usually patronymically - as a surname:
See also:
name day
In addition to the first name Frank, Franz is widely used as the short form of Franziskus . Name day mostly Francis of Assisi : October 4th, other see Franz.
distribution
The popularity of the boy's first name Frank rose sharply in Germany at the end of the 1930s and continued to grow during the 1940s and 1950s. In the sixties, the name was consistently among the ten most common boy names of each year. Its popularity initially declined gradually and then sharply from the mid-1980s.
Name bearer
Frank
- Frank Appel (* 1961), German manager
- Frank Birch (1889–1956), British film actor, pantomime and cryptanalyst
- Frank Black (* 1965), American rock musician
- Frank Boya (* 1996), Cameroonian football player
- Frank Bsirske (* 1952), German trade union official
- Frank Busemann (* 1975), German athlete
- Frank Capra (1897–1991), American film director
- Frank Castorf (* 1951), German director and director of the Volksbühne Berlin
- Frank Cordes (* 1971), German handball player
- Frank Davey (* 1940), Canadian poet, writer and former university professor
- Frank Delahanty (1882–1966), American baseball player
- Frank Duval (* 1940), German composer
- Frank Ebert (* 1970), German civil rights activist, GDR opposition activist and co-founder of the GDR opposition archive
- Frank Elstner (* 1942), German radio maker and television show host
- Frank Farian (* 1941), German music producer, composer and singer
- Frank Finkenstädt (* 1943), German orienteer
- Frank Gehry (* 1929), Canadian-American architect and designer
- Frank Goosen (* 1966), German cabaret artist and novelist
- Frank Grevil (* 1960), Danish whistleblower
- Frank Herbert (1920–1986), American science fiction author ( The Desert Planet )
- Frank Hoffmann (Manager) (* 1966) Head of RTL Germany
- Frank Iero (* 1981), American rock guitarist
- Frank Jenssen (* 1969), Norwegian politician
- Frank Kassela (* 1968), American poker player
- Frank Lampard (* 1978), English football player
- Frank Laufenberg (* 1945), German presenter and music journalist
- Frank Lehmann (* 1942), German business journalist and stock market commentator
- Frank Mentrup (* 1964), German politician (SPD), Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe
- Frank Meyer (* 1969), German television presenter and journalist
- Frank Michael (composer) (* 1943), German composer and flautist
- Frank Michael (singer) (born 1953), Belgian singer
- Frank Mill (* 1958), German soccer player
- Frank Minnifield (born 1960), American football player
- Frank Omiyale (* 1982), American football player
- Frank Plasberg (* 1957), German journalist and television presenter
- Frank Pullara (≈1935–2019), American jazz musician
- Frank Ramond (* 1964), German-French composer, music producer and singer
- Frank Rijkaard (* 1962), Dutch football player and coach
- Frank Isaac Robinson (* 1938), American boogie woogie pianist and singer, see Sugar Chile Robinson
- Frank Salewski (* 1967), German teacher and author
- Frank Schätzing (* 1957), German writer
- Frank Schöbel (* 1942), German musician
- Frank Schubert (racing driver) (* 1949), German enduro athlete
- Frank Séchehaye (1907–1982), Swiss football goalkeeper and automobile racing driver
- Frank Seno (1921–1974) American football player
- Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), American singer and actor
- Frank Strecker (1941–2000), German actor
- Frank Stronach (* 1932), Austrian-Canadian industrialist, billionaire and politician (Team Stronach)
- Frank Ullrich (* 1958), successful biathlete and national trainer for German biathletes
- Frank Ulrich Montgomery (* 1952), German physician and association official
- Frank Wedekind (1864–1918), German writer and actor
- Frank Whittle (1907–1996), inventor of the jet engine
- Frank Willner (* 1969), German pool player
- Frank Wörndl (* 1959), German ski racer
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), American architect
- Frank Zander (* 1942), German singer
- Frank Zappa (1940-1993), American rock musician
- Frank Zöllner (* 1956), German art historian and university professor .
Name variants male
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (* 1956), German politician (SPD), Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2009 and from 2013 to 2017, Federal President since 2017
