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Franklyn.

A surname.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

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

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

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