Franklin (given name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | Free Landowner |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Frank, Frankie, Francis, Francesca, Francine |
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.
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
Related names
- Frank (given name), a short name for Franklin
See also
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