Franklin (given name)

Franklin is a masculine English given name. It is of English coming from the medieval English Frankeleyn, coming from the Anglo-Franco fraunclein. Its meaning is landowner of free but not noble origin.

Franklin
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameEnglish
MeaningFree Landowner
Other names
Related namesFrank, Frankie, Francis, Francesca, Francine

People with the given name

  • Franklin Chang-Díaz (born 1950), mechanical engineer and physicist, former NASA astronaut
  • Franklin Drilon (born 1945), Filipino politician
  • Franklin Engelmann (1908-1972), British radio personality
  • Franklin P. Peterson (1930–2000), American mathematician specializing in algebraic topology
  • Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), 14th President of the United States of America
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), 32nd President of the United States of America
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. (1914-1988), American lawyer, businessman, and politician
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt III (born 1938), American educator

Fictional characters

  • Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, character from the Daredevil comic
  • Franklin Rock, character from the DC comics, also known as Sgt. Rock
  • Franklin the Turtle, protagonist of the eponymous series of Canadian children's books and two television adaptations
  • Franklin, character in the Peanuts comic strip
  • Franklin Clinton, One of the three playable characters in the video game Grand Theft Auto V

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Franklin
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