Franz as a name
Franz is a masculine given name that is of German origin. It is the German form of Francis and is a variant of the name Frank. The name is derived from the Latin name Franciscus, which means “Frenchman” or “free one”.
Famous people with the name Franz include Austrian composer Franz Schubert, German philosopher Franz Kafka, and Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination in 1914 led to the outbreak of World War I.
