Francuín

Galician

Etymology

From Latin Francolini, genitive of Francolinus,[1] from a Suevic or Gothic personal name, from *Frankôlīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“spear, javelin; Frank”) and a complex hypocoristic suffix *-l-īnaz.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɾaŋkuˈiŋ/

Proper noun

Francuín m

  1. An uninhabited place in Asados parish, Rianxo, A Coruña, Galicia
  2. An uninhabited place in Recesende parish, Teo, A Coruña, Galicia

References
  1. "Francolinus" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  2. Cf. Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 133.
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