Frank

Frank meaning and name origin

Frank \f-ra-nk\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Frank), is pronounced frank. Short form of Francis or Franklin. Used as an independent name since the 17th century. Frankie is occasionally used for girls. Franz (frahnz) is a German form. Musicians Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa; astronaut Frank Borman; actors Frank Langella, Franco Nero, Frankie Muniz; architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Frank has 8 variant forms: Franc, Franco, Franck, Francke, Frankie, Franky, Frantz and Franz.

For more information, see also the related name Pancho.

Baby names that sound like Frank are Franko, Ferenc, Franche, Franklyn and French.

View a list of the 10 names that reference Frank.

Popularity of Frank

Frank is a very popular first name for men (#31 out of 1220) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#453 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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