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Franklyn
Franklyn (name) means a masculine given name and surname, a variant spelling of Franklin. Example: “Franklyn worked as a printer in colonial times.”
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A masculine given name and surname, a variant spelling of Franklin.
"Franklyn worked as a printer in colonial times."
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Word forms
- Plural
- Franklyns
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Etymology
This name comes from Middle English Frankeleyn, Frankelein, from Middle English frankeleyn, frankelein, frankelyng (“a landowner, freeman, gentleman”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein, whose formation is obscure; it probably comes from Medieval Latin francus (“free”) + Old French -lenc (“-ling”). Looked at another way, it can also be read simply as frank + -ling.
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What does “Franklyn” mean?
The word “Franklyn” means a masculine given name and surname, a variant spelling of Franklin.
How do you use “Franklyn” in a sentence?
Here is “Franklyn” used in a sentence: “Franklyn worked as a printer in colonial times.”
What part of speech is “Franklyn”?
“Franklyn” is a name.
What is the meaning of Franklyn?
"Franklyn" (name) means a masculine given name and surname, a variant spelling of Franklin.
