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Franklyn

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From Middle English Frankeleyn, Frankelein, from Middle English frankeleyn, frankelein, frankelyng (“a landowner, freeman, gentleman”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein, of obscure formation; probably from Medieval Latin francus (“free”) + Old French -lenc (“-ling”). By surface analysis, frank + -ling.

proper noun Franklyns

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A rural locality in Goyder council area, Mid North region, South Australia.

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@misc{franklyn_2026,
  title = {Franklyn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/franklyn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}