Frankish

Frankish
Recorded in several spelling forms including Frank, Franks, Frankes, Frankis, Frankish, Frankiss, and Franckeiss, and the unusual West Country dialectals Frunks and Fronks, this is an English surname. Introduced by the Normans at the Conquest of 1066, it was nationalistic, and as such described a "Frank". These people were originally members of a member of a German tribe who inhabited the lands around the River Rhine in Roman times. Under their leader Clovis 1st, and later the famous Charlemagne, the Franks established a substantial empire in central Europe, and this later formed the basis of the later Holy Roman Empire which included most of Germany, Austria, and Slovakia, and survived in truncated form until 1815. The name is of uncertain ultimate etymology. It may be akin to a word meaning "javelin", of which the Olde English pre 7th Century form is "franca". Early examples of the name recording include Franco and Francus listed in the English Domesday Book of 1086, although the surname is not recorded until the early 13th Century (see below). Walter le Franc is noted in the Curia Regis Rolls of Cumberland in the year 1221, Richard Frankis in the Tax Rolls of Yorkshire in 1297, and Henry Frankissh in the register of the abbey of Calverley, near Leeds, in 1316. The first recorded spelling of the family name may be that of Ricardus Franc. This was dated 1201, in the Curia Regis rolls of the county of Essex, during the reign of King John, 1199 - 1216. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Frankish — Frank ish, a. Like, or pertaining to, the Franks. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Frankish — 1802 (adj.), from FRANK (Cf. Frank) + ISH (Cf. ish). As the name of a germanic language spoken by the ancient Franks, from 1863. (Frenkis is recorded c.1400.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Frankish — [fraŋ′kish] n. the West Germanic language of the Franks adj. of the Franks or their language or culture …   English World dictionary

  • Frankish — 1. adjective referring to the Franks Syn: Franconian 2. noun the language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language Syn: Old Frankish …   Wiktionary

  • Frankish — Frank ► NOUN ▪ a member of a Germanic people that conquered Gaul in the 6th century. DERIVATIVES Frankish adjective & noun. ORIGIN Old English Franca, perhaps from the name of a weapon and related to franca «javelin»; also related to FRENCH(Cf.… …   English terms dictionary

  • Frankish mythology — comprises the mythology of the Franks, from its roots in polytheistic Germanic paganism through the inclusion of Greco Roman components in the Early Middle Ages. This mythology flourished among the Franks until the conversion of the Merovingian… …   Wikipedia

  • Frankish Papacy — The Donation of Pepin (756): Pepin the Short grants the territories of Ravenna to Pope Stephen II From 756 to 857, the papacy shifted from the orbit of the Byzantine Empire to the that of the kings of the Franks. Pepin the Short (ruled 751–768),… …   Wikipedia

  • Frankish and Hunnic grape varieties — A division of grape varieties into Frankish and Hunnic grape varieties was practiced in German speaking countries in the Middle ages and separated varieties considered to be better from those considered to be lesser. Frankish ( fränkisch ) grapes …   Wikipedia

  • Frankish language — The Frankish language can refer to:*Old Frankish, the language spoken by the Franks, a Germanic people active in the Roman era*The Low Franconian languages, the linguistic subgroup containing modern variants of the Old Frankish language: Dutch… …   Wikipedia

  • Frankish — I. adjective Date: 14th century of or relating to the Franks II. noun Date: 14th century the Germanic language of the Franks …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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