# فِي ٱللُّغَةِ ٱلْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةِ:
### Etymology

The Old Frankish ethnonym *Frank in the 7th century Chronicle of Fredegar is derived from the name of a 1st century BC chieftain Francio. Its actual etymology is uncertain, perhaps from a *frankon "javelin, lance" (OED).

### Proper noun

Franks
* صِيغَةُ جَمْعٍ مُفْرَدُهَا [[Frank]]
* The people of a Germanic federation who inhabited the area that is now France, the Low Countries and part of Germany.