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First name Franklin - Meaning, Origin and Rating
Origin
English
Nameday
Meaning
the tribal name is derived from any of "frank", an old Germanic word for "free" as in "frank and free", but possibly the Franks were named for their characteristic weapon, "Francisca" (Latin for "securis francisca, a kind Wurfbeil)
Famous people with the first name Franklin
- Benjamin Franklin (Musician)
- Aretha Franklin (Musician)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (Politician)
- Rosalind Franklin (British biochemist)
- C. L. Franklin (American Baptist minister and civil rights activist)
- Jermaine Franklin (Person)
- Franklin Graham (Writer)
- Kirk Franklin (Musician)
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