Franz
[frɑnts]Meaning
german form of Franciscus, a cognate of Francis
Background Story
Franz is the German form of Franciscus and a cognate of the given name Francis. It was the name of rulers of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire. The name is also recorded in Basque, Breton, Catalan, Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French and Hungarian, and in English it is a doublet of Francis.
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