Franklin Definition
- john hope franklin
- benjamin franklin
A surname.
A town in Alabama.
A town in Arkansas.
Other Word Forms of Franklin
Noun
Origin of Franklin
-
From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein (“a landowner of free, but not noble birth”), from fraunc (“free”), from Frankish *Frank (“freeman”) + -lein (“-ling”), from Frankish *-linc (“-ling”), from Proto-Germanic *-lingaz. Cognate with Old High German Franko (“Frank”), Old High German -ling (“-ling”). More at frank, -ling.
From Wiktionary
-
Middle English frankelein from Anglo-Norman fraunclein from Anglo-Norman franc frank1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
-
see franklin
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to franklin using the buttons below.