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.
   1. Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
3. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
4. A municipality of Quebec, Canada.
5. A town and river in Tasmania.
6. (historical) An unrecognized proposed state in modern eastern Tennessee, United States. Capital: Greeneville.
7. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A town in Macon County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama.
   3. A town in Izard County, Arkansas.
   4. A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
   5. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
   6. A town in New London County, Connecticut.
   7. A minor city, the county seat of Heard County, Georgia.
   8. A city in Franklin County, Idaho.
   9. A village in Morgan County, Illinois.
   10. A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Indiana.
   11. An unincorporated community in Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana.
   12. A minor city in Lee County, Iowa.
   13. A census-designated place in Crawford County, Kansas.
   14. A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas
   15. A city, the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky.
   16. A city, the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
   17. A town in Hancock County, Maine.
   18. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
   19. A village in Southfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan.
   20. A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota.
   21. A minor city in Howard County, Missouri.
   22. A minor city, the county seat of Franklin County, Nebraska.
   23. A city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
   24. A borough in Sussex County, New Jersey.
   25. A town in Franklin County, New York.
   26. A town and village in Delaware County, New York.
   27. A town, the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina.
   28. A city in Warren County, Ohio.
   29. A city, the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania.
   30. A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
   31. A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee.
   32. A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Texas.
   33. A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
   34. An independent city in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
   35. A town, the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia.
   36. A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; a suburb of Milwaukee.
   37. A town and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
   38. A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
   39. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
   40. A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
   41. An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
   42. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
   43. 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.

• 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.