Franklin.
A surname transferred from the nickname.
Meaning & usage
A surname transferred from the nickname.
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 number of places in the United States: A town in Macon County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Izard County, Arkansas.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A town in New London County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city, the county seat of Heard County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Franklin County, Idaho.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Morgan County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Lee County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Crawford County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Hancock County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Southfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Howard County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city, the county seat of Franklin County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in Sussex County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Franklin County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A town and village in Delaware County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Warren County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
A number of places in the United States: An independent city in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; a suburb of Milwaukee.
A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: 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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).
A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
A Franklin half dollar.
A member of the Franklin society, a social club at Whittier College founded in 1921.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).
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