Definitions for Franklin
ˈfræŋk lɪnfranklin

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Franklin, John Hope Franklinnoun

   United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

2. Franklin, Benjamin Franklinnoun

   printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)

3. franklinnoun

   a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Franklinnoun

   A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

2. Franklinnoun

   Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.

3. Franklinnoun

   transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.

4. franklinnoun

   A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking below the gentry.

5. Etymology: From frankelein, from fraunclein, from fraunc, of origin, from * + -lein, from *, from -lingaz. Cognate with Franko, -ling. More at frank, -ling.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Franklinnoun

   A steward; a bailiff of land. It signifies originally a little gentleman, and is not improperly Englished a gentleman servant.

   Etymology: from frank.

   A spacious court they see,
   Both plain and pleasant to be walked in,
   Where them does meet a franklin fair and free. Fai. Queen.

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1. franklin

   A Franklin is a term originating from the Middle Ages, referring to a free landowner who was not of noble birth. The word 'Franklin' also represents an old unit of electrical charge. It is also a common surname and may refer to the well-known American polymath, Benjamin Franklin. It can also refer to several places named after individuals bearing the surname, including Franklin County or the city Franklin in numerous U.S. states.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Franklinadjective

   an English freeholder, or substantial householder

2. Etymology: [OE. frankelein; cf. LL. franchilanus. See Frank, a.]

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1. Franklin

   Franklin is a city in, and county seat of, Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. It is a southern suburb of Nashville. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 62,487.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Franklin

   frangk′lin, n. an old English freeholder, free from feudal servitude to a subject-superior. [Low L. francus, frank.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. franklin

   In the southern part of Tennessee, near the boundary-line of Alabama. A severe engagement took place here between the Union and Confederate forces under Gens. Schofield and Hood respectively, November 30, 1864.

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1. franklin

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRANKLIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Franklin is ranked #251 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Franklin surname appeared 120,621 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 41 would have the surname Franklin.
   
   54.3% or 65,594 total occurrences were White.
   38.7% or 46,753 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 3,353 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.7% or 3,257 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 1,001 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 651 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Historian
   • Landowner
   • Printer
   • Writer

How to pronounce Franklin?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Franklin in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Franklin in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Franklin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Franklin in a Sentence

1. Bernie Sanders:

   Universal health care is an idea that has been supported in the United States by Democratic presidents going back to Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman, it is time for our country to join every other major industrialized nation on earth and guarantee health care to all citizens as a right, not a privilege.

2. Jennifer Holliday:

   Aretha Franklin was always just very supportive and very, very thoughtful.

3. Joe Bidens:

   At all costs, the election must go on, this is not the NBA season or the Olympics. Come November, we've got to vote. If we can vote in the middle of the Civil War, and if Franklin D. Roosevelt can run for an unprecedented fourth term in the middle of World War II, then we can figure out how to make 2020 a free and fair election.

4. Benjamin Franklin, 1759:

   This quote was misattributed to Benjamin Franklin. Adrian is wrong.

5. President Trump:

   Both Graham and Perkins are all flawed people, the president is a sinner. Franklin Graham is a sinner. We are not perfect people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Franklin
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Franklin
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Franklin
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Franklin
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Franklin
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Franklin
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html