I. ˈfraŋk noun
Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old English Franca; partly from Anglo-French Franc, from Late Latin Francus, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German Franko Frank, Old English Franca
Date: before 12th century
: a member of a West Germanic tribal confederacy that entered the Roman provinces in A.D. 253, occupied the Netherlands and most of Gaul, and established themselves along the Rhine
II. ˈfraŋk, ˈfräŋk biographical name
Anne 1929-1945 German-born diarist during the Holocaust