Male first name (German, English): Frank, from the tribe of the Franks, Old High (Word format); French = Franke, frank = free (German dialect), the tribal name is derived possibly from 'frank', an old Germanic word for ' free 'as in' frank and free ", but maybe the Franks were named for their characteristic weapon, the 'Francisca' (Latin 'securis francisca', a kind Wurfbeil)