Franklin

Etymology

From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”). The place names are mostly named for Benjamin Franklin.

Proper noun

Franklin

1. A surname​.
2. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
4. A town in Alabama.
5. A town in Arkansas.
6. A town in Connecticut.
7. A small city in Georgia, USA, and the county seat of Heard County.
8. A city in Idaho.
9. A village in Illinois.
10. A city in Indiana, and the county seat of Johnson County.
11. A city in Iowa.
12. A city in Kentucky, and the county seat of Simpson County.
13. A city in Louisiana, and the parish seat of St. Mary Parish.
14. A town in Maine.
15. A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada.
16. A town in Massachusetts.
17. A village in Michigan.
18. A city in Minnesota.
19. A city in Missouri.
20. A small city in Nebraska, and the county seat of Franklin County.
21. A city in New Hampshire.
22. A borough in New Jersey.
23. One of two towns in New York.
24. A town in North Carolina, and the county seat of Macon County.
25. A city in Ohio.
26. A city in Pennsylvania, and the county seat of Venango County.
27. A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
28. A municipality in Quebec.
29. A township and a river in Tasmania.
30. A city in Tennessee, and the county seat of Williamson County.
31. A city in Texas, and the county seat of Robertson County.
32. A town in Vermont.
33. A city in Virginia.
34. A town in West Virginia, and the county seat of Pendleton County.
35. A city and a few towns in Wisconsin.

Noun

Franklin (plural Franklins)

1. (US, informal) A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

Etymology

From English Franklin, from Middle English.

Proper noun

Franklin

1. a male given name

Proper noun

Franklin

1. A Middle English name for an English freeman that owns land but is not of noble birth.