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Gianfranco

English translation/equivalent: John Frank

Origin: Name composed from Gianni, derived from the Hebrew Yohanan and means "God is gracious" (in ancient times the name was given to children born to late–in–life parents), and Franco, derived from the German franka (of uncertain origin), became the name of the Frankish ethnic group and therefore came to mean "free man."

Name Day/Onomastico: June 24 or September 12

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Franco, Gianni

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