"Franken" meaning in English

See Franken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Frankens [plural]
Etymology: * Dutch Franken * German Franken * Yiddish [Term?] (Franken) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|Franken}} Dutch Franken, {{bor|en|de|Franken}} German Franken, {{bor|en|yi|sc=Latn|tr=Franken}} Yiddish [Term?] (Franken) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Franken (plural Frankens)
  1. A surname
    A patronymic surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Franks or Frankson, for a descendant of a person named Frank
    Sense id: en-Franken-en-name-1QTdS-yo Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 5 32 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 18 8 23 7 1 2 3 3 14 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
    Sense id: en-Franken-en-name-fjhU0oOI Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 5 32 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 18 8 23 7 1 2 3 3 14 2
  3. A surname
    A surname from German
    A topographic surname from German, for someone from Franconia
    Sense id: en-Franken-en-name-i9AL2e~U Categories (other): English surnames
  4. A surname
    A surname from German
    An occupational surname from German, for a freeman
    Sense id: en-Franken-en-name-BDIpBteo Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 5 32 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 18 8 23 7 1 2 3 3 14 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 6 27 5 1 2 2 2 17 2
  5. A surname
    A topographic Jewish surname from Yiddish, for Franconian Jews
    Sense id: en-Franken-en-name-GrGFPevJ Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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