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Meaning
Noun
●
In American English:
A one-hundred-dollar
bill
, which
carries
the
portrait
of Benjamin Franklin.
●
A Franklin
half
dollar.
●
A
freeholder
, especially as
belonging
to a
class
of
landowners
in
th
e 14th and 15th
century
ranking
at the bottom of
th
e gentry.
Name
●
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
township
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 Alabama.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Arkansas.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
census-designated place
in Merced County, California.
A
census-designated place
in Sacramento County, California.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Connecticut.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A small
city
, the
county seat
of Heard County, Georgia.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in Idaho.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
village
in 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:
A
city
in Iowa.
●
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 Maine.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Massachusetts.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
village
in Michigan.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in Minnesota.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in Missouri.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A small
city
, the
county seat
of Franklin County, Nebraska.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in New Hampshire.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
borough
of 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
of 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 Vermont.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in 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;
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
town
in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
A
town
in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
A
town
in Vernon 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 number of
townships
in the United States,
listed
under Franklin Township.
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Origin
franklin
English
frankelein
Middle English (1100-1500)
fraunclein
Anglo-Norman
fraunc
Anglo-Norman
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