Franklin Name Meaning & Origin
Franklin
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).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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