'''Franjo''' is a Croatian masculine given name. It is a cognate of Francis and Frank. See there for further etymological discussion.
There are different variations of the name Franjo, including Fran, Franek, Franko, and Frano.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |date=2023-05-17 |title=Značenje i porijeklo imena Franjo |url=https://www.arz.hr/znacenje-i-porijeklo-imena-franjo/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Arz.hr |language=hr}}</ref>
In Croatia, the name Franjo was among the top ten most common masculine given names in the decades up to 1949.<ref>{{Croatian Census 2011|N|tabid=30|tabname=Most frequent male and female given names by year of birth}}</ref>
Notable people with the name include:
*Franjo von Allmen (born 2001), Swiss alpine skier *Franjo Arapović (born 1965), former Croatian basketball center *Franjo Babić (1908–1945), Croatian writer and journalist *Franjo Benzinger (1899–1991), Croatian pharmacist *Franjo Bučar (1866–1946), Croatian writer and sports popularizer of Slovenian origin *Franjo Dijak (born 1977), Croatian actor *Franjo Džal (1906–1945), colonel in the Independent State of Croatia's air force *Franjo Džidić (1939–2025), Bosnian football player and manager *Franjo Frankopan (died 1543), Croatian nobleman and Latinist *Franjo Fröhlich, Yugoslav Olympic fencer *Franjo Glaser (1913–2003), Croatian football goalkeeper and football manager *Franjo Gregurić (born 1939), Croatian politician, prime minister of Croatia July 1991 to September 1992 *Franjo Hanaman (1878–1941), Croatian inventor, engineer, and chemist *Franjo Iveković (1834–1914), Croatian linguist and religious writer, university professor and rector of the University of Zagreb *Franjo Jelačić (1746–1810), Croatian nobleman, a member of the House of Jelačić *Franjo Klein (1828–1889), architect in the period of an early and mature historicism in Croatia *Franjo Kluz (1913–1944), Yugoslav pilot of Bosnian origin, best known as one of the founders of the Partisan air force *Franjo Komarica (born 1946), Bosnian Croat Roman Catholic prelate, the Bishop of Banja Luka since 1985 *Franjo Krežma (1862–1881), Croatian violinist and composer *Franjo Kuhač (1834–1911), piano teacher, choral conductor, and comparative musicologist who studied Croatian folk music *Franjo Kuharić (1919–2002), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *Franjo Kukuljević (1909–2002), Croatian tennis player *Franjo Maixner (1841–1903), Croatian university professor and rector of the University of Zagreb *Franjo Majetić (1923–1991), Croatian actor noted for his comedic roles *Franjo Malgaj (1894–1919), Slovenian soldier, military leader and poet *Franjo Marković (1845–1914), Croatian philosopher and writer *Franjo Mihalić (1920–2015), long-distance runner and Olympic medallist *Franjo Mraz (1910–1981), Croatian artist *Franjo Punčec (1913–1985), Croatian tennis player *Franjo Rački (1828–1894), Croatian historian, politician and writer *Franjo Rupnik (1921–2000), Croatian football player *Franjo Šeper (1905–1981), Croatian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *Franjo Šimić (1900–1944), Croatian colonel, and later general, in the Croatian Home Guard *Franjo Šoštarić (1919–1975), Croatian football (soccer) player who competed internationally for Yugoslavia *Franjo Tepurić (born 1990), Croatian football striker *Franjo Tuđman (1922–1999), Croatian historian, writer and politician the first president of Croatia *Franjo Vlašić (1766–1840), Croatian general and ban *Franjo Vladić (1950–2024), Bosnian Croat footballer who played for Yugoslavia national football team *Franjo Wölfl (1918–1987), Croatian footballer *Ivan Franjo Jukić (1818–1857), writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the founders of Bosnian modernism *Vanja Udovičić (born 1982), born as Franjo Udovičić, Serbian water polo player and Minister of Youth and Sports
==See also== * {{intitle|Franjo}} * Frano (given name) * Frane * Fran (given name)
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