English

Proper noun

Franklin

1. A surname​.
2. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
4. A town in Alabama
5. A town in Arkansas
6. A town in Connecticut
7. A village in Georgia, USA
8. A city in Idaho
9. A village in Illinois
10. A city in Indiana
11. A city in Iowa
12. A city in Kentucky
13. A city in Louisiana
14. A town in Maine
15. A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
16. A town in Massachusetts
17. A village in Michigan
18. A city in Minnesota
19. A city in Missouri
20. A city in Nebraska
21. A city in New Hampshire
22. A borough in New Jersey
23. One of two towns in New York
24. A town in North Carolina
25. A city in Ohio
26. A city in Pennsylvania
27. A municipality in Quebec
28. A township and a river in Tasmania
29. A city in Tennessee
30. A town in Vermont
31. A city in Virginia
32. A town in West Virginia
33. A city and a few towns in Wisconsin

Derived terms

• Franklin stove

See also

• Frank

Noun

Franklin ‎(plural Franklins)

1. (US, informal) A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

Synonyms

• Benjamin

Middle English

Proper noun

Franklin

1. A Middle English name for an English freeman that owns land but is not of noble birth.

English

Noun

franklin ‎(plural franklins)

1. (obsolete except historical) A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking below the gentry.