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Franklin at a glance
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- Boy
- Western numerology
- 4
- Indian numerology
- 9
- Characters
- 8
- Popular
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What does Franklin mean?
Franklin is a baby name with Filipino, Christian, English, Indian, Old French, Teutonic context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is the name means; A Man from France; Derived from 'francoleyn' meaning a free born landowner Famous bearer: American President Franklin D Roosevelt; Franch Man....
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Francine
Girl
Indian
the name means and Alternant of and Feminine of Francis; Francina and Frenchwoman; From France or Free One; from France and or a f; Variant of Frances meaning 'From France' or 'free one'
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Francis
Boy
Filipino
A Man Form France; Frances and free; from France, free; hailing from Fra; 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Francis Feeble, a country soldier 'King Henry IV, Part 2' A drawer 'Much Ado About Nothing' Friar Francis
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Francisco
Boy
Filipino
A variant of Latin name and Franciscus and free; 'Hamlet, Prince of Denmark' A soldier 'The Tempest' A lord; it refers to a Frenchma; Saviour; Variant of Frank Also a Spanish variant of the Latin Francis, meaning Frenchman or free one
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Alin
Unisex
Indian
Bearer of the Light; handsome Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-; Scorpion; The Zodiac Sign Scorpio; To Soothe
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Caitlin
Girl
Indian
Form of the Greek Catherine meaning 'pure'; Pure; Pure An Irish Gaelic variant of Catherine from the Old French form of the name; The Celtic Form of Catherine; Variant of Catherine: Pure, clear Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina Famous...
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Francis
Boy
Filipino
A Man Form France; Frances and free; from France, free; hailing from Fra; 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Francis Feeble, a country soldier 'King Henry IV, Part 2' A drawer 'Much Ado About Nothing' Friar Francis
149 family views
Francisco
Boy
Filipino
A variant of Latin name and Franciscus and free; 'Hamlet, Prince of Denmark' A soldier 'The Tempest' A lord; it refers to a Frenchma; Saviour; Variant of Frank Also a Spanish variant of the Latin Francis, meaning Frenchman or free one
183 family views
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Francine
Girl
Indian
the name means and Alternant of and Feminine of Francis; Francina and Frenchwoman; From France or Free One; from France and or a f; Variant of Frances meaning 'From France' or 'free one'
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Alin
Unisex
Indian
Bearer of the Light; handsome Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-; Scorpion; The Zodiac Sign Scorpio; To Soothe
165 family views
Caitlin
Girl
Indian
Form of the Greek Catherine meaning 'pure'; Pure; Pure An Irish Gaelic variant of Catherine from the Old French form of the name; The Celtic Form of Catherine; Variant of Catherine: Pure, clear Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina Famous...
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