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The term Frank in eastern Mediterranean countries was used, in various vernacular forms, to denote the Crusaders and their descendants, and the American surname may also be an Americanized form of such a form.English, Dutch, German, etc.: from the personal name Frank, in origin an ethnic name for a Frank.
The city's name is a combination of two words. Franken represents the Province of Franconia in the Kingdom of Bavaria, home of the Franks, where the original settlers were from.