The suffix am Main has been used regularly since the 14th century. In English, the city's full name of Frankfurt am Main means "Frankfurt on the Main" (pronounced like English mine or German ). Frankfurt is located on an ancient ford (German: ') on the river Main. As a part of early Franconia, the inhabitants were the early Franks, thus the city's name reveals its legacy as "the ford of the Franks on the Main".
The suffix am Main has been used regularly since the 14th century In English, the city's full name of Frankfurt am Main means "Frankfurt on the Main" (pronounced like English mine or German ). Frankfurt is located on an ancient ford (German: ') on the river Main. As a part of early Franconia, the inhabitants were the early Franks, thus the city's name reveals its legacy as "the ford of the Franks on the Main".