FromMiddle DutchVranckrike. Equivalent toFrank +rijk.Thisetymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
The hamlet in Friesland is named after the country. It may have been originally the name of a field owned by the Frankena family, with the nameFrankrijk being applied as a humorous reference to the property. See alsoDutch Low SaxonFraankriek andWest FrisianFrankryk.
The hamlet in Gelderland is first attested asfranckryk in 1401. Named after the country. Formerly an independent hamlet.
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Frankrijk n (adjectiveFrans,demonymFransman morFranse forFrançaise f)
