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What does Franz mean?
Franz 
as a name for boys has its roots in Latin and Old German, and the meaning of the name Franz is "frenchman". Franz is a variant form of Francis (Latin). Franz is also a German form of Frank (Old German).
STARTS WITH Fr-
Variations
VARIANT Frans
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA FRANCIS, FRANK Ferenc, Fran, Franc, Franche, Franck, Francke, Franco▲, Franio, Frankie▼, Franko, Franky, Frann, Frannie, Frants, Frantz, Franzel, Franzen, Franzi, Franzin, Frasco
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Fianz, ..
(female) Frama, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Franz Rohan (F.R.), ..
How popular is Franz?
Franz is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#2853 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Franz reached its peak rank of #1156 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Franz are Francis (#480 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Franco (#808), Frank (#392), Frankie (#1049), Franky, Frans and Frantz. Other forms, like Franzin, are uncommon. These forms of Franz were favored in the 1880s (MEDIAN #1445) and have become significantly less widespread since (#1341, ▼96.7%), with versions like Frankie becoming less in vogue. Franco is the most contemporarily stylish birth name here.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Faaiz (see Faiz), Faiz, Fane, Farand, Flann, Fonz, Fraine, Frayn, Frayne, Frean, Fritz▼, Laranz (see Lawrence) and Prinz. These names tend to be more commonly used than Franz.
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