Franklin

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.

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

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Middle English

Proper noun

Franklin

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