Pranas is a Lithuanian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English language name Frank. People with the name Pranas include: Pranas Čepėnas (1899–1980), Lithuanian historian, encyclopedist, journalist and lexicographer Pranas Domšaitis (1880–1965), Lithuanian painter Pranas Dovydaitis (1886-1942), Lithuanian politician, former Prime Minister of Lithuania Pranas Giedrimas, Lithuanian sport shooter Pranas Končius (1911–1965), Lithuanian anti-Soviet partisan Pranas Kūris (born 1938), Lithuanian lawyer, judge and ambassador Pranas Lesauskis (1900–1942), Lithuanian soldier, management specialist and mathematician Pranas Lubinas also known as Frank Lubin (1910–1999), Lithuanian-born American basketball player and Olympic medalist Pranas Mažeika (1917–2010), Lithuanian basketball player Pranas Morkūnas (1900–1941), Lithuanian translator and Dadaist poet Pranas Skardžius (1899–1975), Lithuanian linguist Pranas Talzūnas also known as Frank Talzunas (1913–1984), American-born Lithuanian basketball player Pranas Vaičaitis (1876–1901), Lithuanian poet Pranas Vilkas (born 1936), Lithuanian politician
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