Franklin

From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹæŋklɪn/

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Franklin (countable and uncountable, plural Franklins)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
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 rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
5. A municipality of Quebec, Canada.
6. A township and river in Tasmania.
7. (historical) An unrecognized proposed state in modern eastern Tennessee, United States. Capital: Greeneville.
8. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A town in Alabama.
   2. A town in Arkansas.
   3. A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
   4. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
   5. A town in Connecticut.
   6. A small city, the county seat of Heard County, Georgia.
   7. A city in Idaho.
   8. A village in Illinois.
   9. A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Indiana.
   10. A city in Iowa.
   11. A city, the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky.
   12. A city, the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
   13. A town in Maine.
   14. A town in Massachusetts.
   15. A village in Michigan.
   16. A city in Minnesota.
   17. A city in Missouri.
   18. A small city, the county seat of Franklin County, Nebraska.
   19. A city in New Hampshire.
   20. A borough of New Jersey.
   21. A town in Franklin County, New York.
   22. A town and village in Delaware County, New York.
   23. A town, the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina.
   24. A city in Warren County, Ohio.
   25. A city, the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania.
   26. A borough of Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
   27. A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee.
   28. A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Texas.
   29. A town in Vermont.
   30. A city in Virginia.
   31. A town, the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia.
   32. A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; suburb of Milwaukee.
   33. A town and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
   34. A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
   35. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
   36. A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
   37. An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
   38. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
   39. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Franklin Township.

• Frank

Franklin (plural Franklins)

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

   Synonyms: Ben, Ben Franklin, Benjamin, Benjamin Franklin

   • 2018, Ling Ma, chapter 8, in Severance, →ISBN:

     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.

2. (numismatic slang) A Franklin half dollar.
3. A member of the Franklin society, a social club at Whittier College founded in 1921.
   • 2008, Rick Perlstein, Nixonland:

     Nixon beat a Franklin for student body president. [He had] learned that being hated by the right people was no impediment to political success.

• dead president, Washington, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson
• Orthogonian

From English Franklin, from Middle English.

Franklin

1. a male given name from English

Franklin

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