Franklyn - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Franklyn \f-rankl-yn, fr(a)-nk-lyn\ is a variant of Franklin (Middle English), and the meaning of Franklyn is "free landholder".

The baby name Franklyn sounds like Franklynn and Francklyn. Other similar baby names are Franklinn and Francklin.

Franklyn is a somewhat common first name for men (#1197 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#27697 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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