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Franklin
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franklin Franklín
English
Etymology
From en enm frankelein freeholder, see en franklin. The place names are mostly en Benjamin Franklin American statesman 1706 1790 = 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈfɹæŋklɪn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Franklin.wav Southern England
Proper noun
~ s
en nicknames.
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
en male surnames, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
en rural municipality p/Manitoba c/Canada.
en municipality p/Quebec c/Canada.
en town/and/river s/Tasmania.
en historical en unrecognized proposed state in modern eastern Tennessee, c/USA Greeneville.
en number of places c/USA:
en town co/Macon County s/Alabama.
en ucomm co/Monroe County s/Alabama.
en town co/Izard County s/Arkansas.
en CDP co/Merced County s/California.
en CDP co/Sacramento County s/California.
en town co/New London County s/Connecticut.
en minor city/county seat co/Heard County s/Georgia.
en city co/Franklin County s/Idaho.
en village co/Morgan County s/Illinois.
en city/county seat co/Johnson County s/Indiana.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Dalton co/Wayne County s/Indiana.
en minor city co/Lee County s/Iowa.
en CDP co/Crawford County s/Kansas.
en ghost town co/Douglas County s/Kansas
en city/county seat co/Simpson County s/Kentucky.
en city/parish seat par/St. Mary Parish s/Louisiana.
en town co/Hancock County s/Maine.
en town co/Norfolk County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Franklin, Massachusetts
en village twp:Suf/Southfield co/Oakland County s/Michigan.
en minor city co/Renville County s/Minnesota.
en minor city co/Howard County s/Missouri.
en minor city/county seat co/Franklin County s/Nebraska.
en city co/Merrimack County s/New Hampshire.
en borough in co/Sussex County s/New Jersey.
en town co/Franklin County s/New York.
en town/and/village co/Delaware County s/New York.
en town/county seat co/Macon County s/North Carolina. TopoZone: Franklin, North Carolina
en city co/Warren County s/Ohio. TopoZone: Franklin, Ohio
en city/county seat co/Venango County s/Pennsylvania.
en borough in co/Cambria County s/Pennsylvania.
en city/county seat co/Williamson County s/Tennessee. TopoZone: Franklin, Tennessee
en city/county seat co/Robertson County s/Texas.
en town co/Franklin County s/Vermont.
en independent city x/Hampton Roads s/Virginia.
en town/county seat co/Pendleton County s/West Virginia.
en city co/Milwaukee County s/Wisconsin ; suburb city/Milwaukee.
en town/and/unincorporated community co/Jackson County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Kewaunee County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Manitowoc County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Sauk County s/Wisconsin.
en unincorporated community co/Sheboygan County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Vernon County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, including in <<s/Arkansas>>, <<s/Illinois>>, <<s/Indiana>>, <<s/Iowa>>, <<s/Kansas>>, <<s/Michigan>>, <<s/Minnesota>>, <<s/Missouri>>, <<s/Nebraska>>, <<s/New Jersey>>, <<s/North Carolina>>, <<s/Ohio>>, and <<s/Pennsylvania>>, listed under Franklin Township.
Derived terms
en Ben Franklin effect East Franklin FDR Franklin County franklinfurnaceite Franklin grouse Franklin Harbour Franklinian Frankliniana franklinic Franklinic franklinite Franklinize Franklin Lakes Franklin Parish Franklin Park franklinphilite Franklin Square Franklin stove Franklinton Franklinville Mount Franklin North Franklin Port Franklin West Franklin
Translations
surname
Bulgarian: bg Фра́нклин m f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 富蘭克林
Russian: ru Фра́нклин
male given name
Bulgarian: bg Фра́нклин m f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 富蘭克林
Greek: el Φραγκλίνος m
Russian: ru Фра́нклин
See also
en Frank
Noun
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en US informal A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
en Ben Ben Franklin Benjamin Benjamin Franklin
en w:Ling Ma 9780374261597 8 Severance 2018 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.
en numismatic slang A Franklin half dollar.
A member of the Franklin society, a social club at Whittier College founded in 1921.
en 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.
See also
dead president, Washington, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson
Orthogonian
References
en eponyms numismatic slang
en Coins Individuals People
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb
From ceb en Franklin, from ceb enm -.
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male English
Middle English
Proper noun
enm proper noun
A Middle English name for an English freeman that owns land but is not of noble birth.