A friend wants to know if there was a person named Frank, after whom the word 'frankly' was developed. Please help!
2007-01-12 13:47:02 · 5 answers · asked by astra6584 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
And what about Rhett Butler's line?
In _Gone With the Wind_ (the novel), Rhett's line is "Frankly, I don't give a damn."
When Clark Gable says good bye at the door in the film, he says his shockingly famous line: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
Don't you think the film version has a nicer rhythm? And for the audience, it provides the climax of that great scene.
2007-01-13 16:22:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Frank" isn't a person, it's a group of people, and the word "frankly" comes as an English translation of the French word "franc", meaning "free".
The Franks were a west Germanic federation, and after the conquest of Gaul, the Franks were the only men who held status of being free. They consisted of two dynasties, which you may have heard of: the Merovingians, and the Carolingians.
According to Wikipedia, Gaul consisted of "the region of Western Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river."
It is also believed that the name of these people is where the name of modern-day France comes from.
2007-01-12 14:11:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
'frankly' is an adverb derived from a language, probably Greek in origin and was not developed from a person's name. The name, "Frank" is a derivative of Francis, maybe Francis of Assisi.
2007-01-12 14:35:32 · answer #3 · answered by cowboybabeeup 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was no ''Frank"; frank as an adjective means candid or open; frankly is its adverbial form. I hope that you will find the preceding helpful...
2007-01-12 13:58:07 · answer #4 · answered by Lynci 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was related to Ug, as in Ugly. Cousin of Mot, as in Motly!!
2007-01-12 13:58:08 · answer #5 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋