Franta

See also: franta and Franța

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Franta.

Proper noun

Franta (plural Frantas)

1. A surname from Czech.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Franta is the 40204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 545 individuals. Franta is most common among White (96.15%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Franta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 599.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfranta]

Proper noun

Franta m anim

1. a diminutive of the male given name František

Declension

Declension of Franta (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Franta	Frantové
genitive	Franty	Frantů
dative	Frantovi	Frantům
accusative	Frantu	Franty
vocative	Franto	Frantové
locative	Frantovi	Frantech
instrumental	Frantou	Franty

Further reading

• “Franta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Franta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989