Franklin

Meanings

Proper Noun

• Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
• A male given name from surnames, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
• town Alabama (state).
• town Arkansas (state).
• CDP Merced County (county) California (state) USA (country).
• CDP Sacramento County (county) California (state) USA (country).
• town Connecticut (state).
• small city, county seat Heard County (county) Georgia (state) USA (country).
• city Idaho (state).
• village Illinois (state).
• city, county seat Johnson County (county) Indiana (state).
• city Iowa (state).
• city, county seat Simpson County (county) Kentucky (state).
• city, parish seat St. Mary Parish (parish) Louisiana (state).
• town Maine (state).
• rural municipality Manitoba (province) Canada (country).
• town Massachusetts (state).
• village Michigan (state).
• city Minnesota (state).
• city Missouri (state).
• small city, county seat Franklin County (county) Nebraska (state).
• city New Hampshire (state).
• borough New Jersey (state).
• town Franklin County (county) New York (state).
• town/and/village Delaware County (county) New York (state).
• town, county seat Macon County (county) North Carolina (state).
• city Ohio (state).
• city, county seat Venango County (county) Pennsylvania (state).
• borough Cambria County (county) Pennsylvania (state).
• municipality Quebec (province).
• township/and/river Tasmania (state).
• city, county seat Williamson County (county) Tennessee (state).
• city, county seat Robertson County (county) Texas (state).
• town Vermont (state).
• city Virginia (state).
• town, county seat Pendleton County (county) West Virginia (state).
• city Milwaukee County (county) Wisconsin (state) ; suburb city, Milwaukee.
• town/and/unincorporated community Jackson County (county) Wisconsin (state).
• town Kewaunee County (county) Wisconsin (state).
• town Manitowoc County (county) Wisconsin (state).
• town Sauk County (county) Wisconsin (state).
• (unincorporated) community Sheboygan County (county) Wisconsin (state).
• town Vernon County (county) Wisconsin (state).

Noun

• A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

Related

Similar words

• Benjamin

Origin

• From Middle English frankelein ("freeholder"), see franklin. The place names are mostly named for Benjamin Franklin.