franklin

noun

frank·​lin ˈfraŋ-klən 

: a medieval English landowner of free but not noble birth

Word History

Etymology

Middle English frankeleyn, from Anglo-French franclein, from franc

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Franklin

geographical name

Frank·​lin ˈfraŋ-klən 

1

city in east central Massachusetts

2

town in central Tennessee south of Nashville

3

city in southeastern Wisconsin, a south-southwestern suburb of Milwaukee

4

former district in the northern part of the Northwest Territories, Canada, including the Arctic islands and Boothia and Melville peninsulas; area now divided between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories

Biographical Definition

Franklin 1 of 4

biographical name (1)

Frank·​lin ˈfraŋ-klən 

Aretha (Louise) 1942–2018 American singer

Franklin

2 of 4

biographical name (2)

Benjamin 1706–1790 American statesman and philosopher

Franklin

3 of 4

biographical name (3)

Sir John 1786–1847 English arctic explorer

Franklin

4 of 4

biographical name (4)

Rosalind Elsie 1920–1958 English biophysicist