Franek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Franek.

Proper noun

Franek (plural Franeks)

  1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Franek is the 41959th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Franek is most common among White (98.46%) individuals.

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfranɛk]

Proper noun

Franek m anim (female equivalent Franková)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Further reading

  • Franek”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of Franciszek + -ek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfra.nɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anɛk
  • Syllabification: Fra‧nek

Proper noun

Franek m pers

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Franciszek
  2. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Franek f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Descendants

  • English: Franek

Further reading

  • Franek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Franek”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /franek/, [ˈfranek]
  • Rhymes: -anek
  • Hyphenation: Fra‧nek

Proper noun

Franek m pers (female equivalent Franková or Franeková)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Franek
(pattern chlap)
singularplural 1plural 2
nominativeFranekFranekoviaFranekovci
genitiveFranekaFranekovFranekovcov
dativeFranekoviFranekomFranekovcom
accusativeFranekaFranekovFranekovcov
locativeFranekoviFranekochFranekovcoch
instrumentalFranekomFranekmiFranekovcami

Further reading

  • Franek”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026