Franklin: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Franklin | Boys
Origin of the name Franklin:
Transferred use of the surname, which is from the Middle English frankeleyn (a freeman, a landowner of free but not noble birth). The word is derived from the French franc (free).
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Franklin Pierce - 14th President of the United States
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Franklin the turtle is a character in a the series of children's books by Paulette Bourgeois; Franklin-Covey Day Planners
Franklin - character in Charles Schultz' "Peanuts" cartoons
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Global Popularity of the Name Franklin
- #467 in United States
