The name "France" comes from the Latin word "Francia", which literally means "the land of francs", or "Frankish land." There are various theories about the origin of the name francs. One theory is that the name derives from the Proto-Germanic word "Franconia", which translates as "spear or ax francs, known as" Francis. "
Another proposed etymology says that the ancient German language franc translates as "fighting against slavery." This word still exists in French as franc, it is also used as the translation of "frank" and the name of the local money, until the arrival of the euro in 2000.
Despite this, the ethnic name of francs could happen from the word, as well as the word might be from the name of francs, as only the Romans as the victorious class had the status of free people. In Germany, France is still called "Frankreich", which literally means "the kingdom of francs." In order to distinguish francs empire of Charlemagne, the modern French is called "Frankreich", while the kingdom francs called "Frankenreich".
The word "free" is widely used in speech after the fall of Rome in the Middle Ages, and after the coronation of Hugo Kapeta, as the "King of francs" ( "Rex Francorum"), it has become commonplace in the Kingdom "Francia", which was France. Kings of the dynasty were descendants Kapetingov Robentinov, who left behind two kings Frankishey previously nosivshie the title of "Dukes of francs" ( "dux Francorum"). This duchy francs to cover most of modern northern France but because the royal power divided between the unit princes, the royal possession called cut. Since the central government extended to all the kingdom, in the end, it was a name for the entire Kingdom.
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