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Franklyn

Franklyn proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Franklyn (countable and uncountable, plural Franklyns)

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

Forms of Franklyn

pluralFranklyns

Origin of Franklyn

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.

Questions about Franklyn

What does Franklyn mean?
Franklyn means a surname.
What part of speech is Franklyn?
Franklyn is a proper noun.

Words near Franklyn in the dictionary

  1. franklinizing
  2. franklinphilite
  3. franklins
  4. Franklinton
  5. frankly
  6. Franklyn
  7. Franklyns
  8. frankmarriage
  9. frankmarriages
  10. frankness
  11. franknesses

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