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Franklin¹
- /ˈfɹæŋklɪn/
Where it comes from
From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).
proper noun Franklins
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
- A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
- A municipality of Quebec, Canada.
- A town and river in Tasmania.
- An unrecognized proposed state in modern eastern Tennessee, United States. Capital: Greeneville.
- A town in Macon County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama.
- A town in Izard County, Arkansas.
- A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
- A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
- A town in New London County, Connecticut.
- A minor city, the county seat of Heard County, Georgia.
- A city in Franklin County, Idaho.
- A village in Morgan County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Lee County, Iowa.
- A census-designated place in Crawford County, Kansas.
- A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas
- A city, the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky.
- A city, the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Hancock County, Maine.
- A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
- A village in Southfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota.
- A minor city in Howard County, Missouri.
- A minor city, the county seat of Franklin County, Nebraska.
- A city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
- A borough in Sussex County, New Jersey.
- A town in Franklin County, New York.
- A town and village in Delaware County, New York.
- A town, the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina.
- A city in Warren County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania.
- A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee.
- A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Texas.
- A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
- An independent city in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
- A town, the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia.
- A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; a suburb of Milwaukee.
- A town and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, including in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, listed under Franklin Township.
noun Franklins
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A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
That night, I bought a stack of spirit money. In U.S. currency, of course. I would make it rain Franklins in the spirit world.
Similar: Ben, Ben Franklin, Benjamin, Benjamin Franklin
- A Franklin half dollar.
- A member of the Franklin society, a social club at Whittier College founded in 1921. Nixon beat a Franklin for student body president. [He had] learned that being hated by the right people was no impediment to political success.
franklin²
- /ˈfɹæŋk.lɪn/
Where it comes from
From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein (“a landowner of free, but not noble birth”), from Old French fraunc (“free”), from Frankish *Frankō (“Frank”, literally “freeman”) + Old French -lein (“-ling”), from Frankish *-ling (“-ling”). More at frank, -ling.
noun franklins
- A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry. Orlando Boop insisted on crowding in higher up between a franklin and a jongleur[.]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: demille, ladd, zucker, benjamin, squire, landholder, yeoman, landowner, proprietor, freeholder, freeman, cultivator, agriculturist, tiller, gentleman-farmer, householder
Translations
Every language
name surname
| 中文 | 富蘭克林 /富兰克林 Fùlánkèlín |
|---|---|
| Русский | Фра́нклин Fránklin |
name male given name
| 中文 | 富蘭克林 /富兰克林 Fùlánkèlín |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | Φραγκλίνος Fragklínos |
| Русский | Фра́нклин Fránklin |
Talk about this word "franklin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/franklin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. franklin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/franklin "franklin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/franklin.Cite this
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title = {franklin},
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