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
- An uninhabited place in Asados, Rianxo, A Coruña, Galicia.
- An uninhabited place in Recesende, Teo, A Coruña, Galicia.
References
- "Francolinus" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
- Cf. Piel, Joseph M.; Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 133.