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franklyn

/fɹˈæŋklɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
franklyn
IPA
/fɹˈæŋklɪn/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Frankeleyn, fraunclein, francus, -lenc

Usage

Inflected Forms

Franklyns (plural)

Rhymes With

franklin shanklin

Questions

How do you pronounce franklyn?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɹˈæŋklɪn/.
What does franklyn mean?
A surname.
Where does franklyn come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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