Franc

Where Franc comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Franc.

Franc through the years
  1. 1934
    Franc Rode born
    Catholic cardinal
  2. 1936
    Franc Kramberger born
    archbishop
  3. 2001
    First appearance
    #10,556 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2001
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  5. 2002
    Peak, #9,392
    6 babies named Franc, the most in any year.
  6. 2003
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Franc Rode · Catholic cardinal, 1934–2017
  • Franc Kramberger · archbishop, born 1936
  • Franc Rozman · Slovenian partisan commander, 1912–1944
  • Franc Roddam · English film director, born 1946
  • Franc Perko · Slovene theologian and catholic priest, 1929–2008

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.