Franklyn

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English Frankeleyn ← Anglo-Norman fraunclein ← Medieval Latin francus →
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Meanings

proper nounFranklyn (countable and uncountable, plural Franklyns)

plural Franklyns

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA rural locality in Goyder council area, Mid North region, South Australia.

Origin

  1. Old French-lenc“-ling”
  2. Medieval Latinfrancus“free”
  3. Anglo-Normanfraunclein
  4. Middle Englishfrankeleyn
  5. Middle EnglishFrankeleyn
  6. EnglishFranklyn

From Middle English Frankeleyn, Frankelein, from Middle English frankeleyn, frankelein, frankelyng (“a landowner, freeman, gentleman”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein, of obscure formation; probably from Medieval Latin francus (“free”) + Old French -lenc (“-ling”). By surface analysis, frank + -ling.

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“Franklyn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Franklyn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Franklyn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Franklyn.

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