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I don’t think of this name as dated. I can picture it on any age. The nickname Frank does sound dated.
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Also Portuguese (Brazilian): https://www.behindthename.com/name/franklin/top/brazil
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Franklin Chang-Díaz is a Costa Rican-born American mechanical engineer, physicist and former NASA astronaut. He is the sole founder and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company as well as a member of Cummins' board of directors. He became an American citizen in 1977.
He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, tying the record, as of 2021 for the most spaceflights (a record set by Jerry L. Ross). He was the third Latin American, but the first Latin American immigrant NASA Astronaut selected to go into space. Chang-Díaz is a member of the NASA Astronaut Hall of Fame.
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He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, tying the record, as of 2021 for the most spaceflights (a record set by Jerry L. Ross). He was the third Latin American, but the first Latin American immigrant NASA Astronaut selected to go into space. Chang-Díaz is a member of the NASA Astronaut Hall of Fame.
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Honestly it sounds nerdy and extremely old fashioned but I like it for some reason.
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Reminds me of Franklin from GTA 5. That isn't a bad association for me at least (Trevor from GTA 5 is a hell no). Franklin seems like one of the nicest characters on the game. But it isn't a nice name, imo. I may warm up to it later, though. It would be okay as a middle name.
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I personally like this better than Frank. It may be a little surnamey but I can easily see this as a cute first name.
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I prefer Frank.
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Seems that Franklyn would be feminine.
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I like it! Much better than Frank!
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It's really cute. I like the nicknames Frank or Frankie for it.
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Goebel Franklin "Tex" Ritter (February 26, 1924 – October 15, 2004) was an American professional basketball player.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Ritter_(basketball)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Ritter_(basketball)
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It's not that bad to be honest.
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Very strong, handsome name, my husband is called Franklin and he is a fine man!
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Very dated and pretentious.
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Franklin the Turtle. Also, I think Franklin is okay, but I definitely wouldn't use it. There are even some parents who decided to name their GIRL "Franklynn". I think they should get rid of Franklynn(e) altogether.
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Diminutive: Frank, Frankie.
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It's an okay name I suppose, but I always think of the turtle when I hear it.
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In 2018, 77 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Franklin who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 515th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
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I'm not sure what is so ugly about a strong name with a great meaning "free man." Frankie is a cute nickname for a boy and Frank is a strong and straight forward name as well for a man. I work in education and love Franklin the Turtle too so that's a positive association for me. Also there were some great men in American history with this name. It's strong yet simple for a boy of any age.
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Franklin Clinton is one of the main characters in GTA V.
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I've always hated this name, it's very ugly.
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Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor, who for most of his career has specialized as a voice actor, is best known for his role as Fred Jones from the Scooby-Doo franchise since its conception in 1969; as the only original voice actor still with the Scooby-Doo franchise, along with the voice of Megatron in the Transformers franchise; specifically Transformers G1 and Transformers: Prime, as well as Scooby-Doo since 2002.
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This is a cool, fun, dignified & friendly name! I don't think the character Franklin the Turtle makes the name unusable. :-)
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So cute :) although I think it might remind children of the TV show about the turtle named Franklin, it probably wouldn't be that big of an issue and you can always use the nicknames frank or Frankie, which are adorable as well!
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Franklin Delano Donut is the name of one of the characters (a new noobie recruit) in Red VS Blue by RoosterTeeth.
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Franklin Graves (1789-Dec 25, 1846) was the head of one of the families in the Donner Party. With the aged farmer were his wife, Elizabeth (Oct 1800-March 7, 1847), and their nine children, from newlywed Sarah (1825-1871) and her husband, Jay Fosdick (1823-1847), to baby Elizabeth (1845-1847).
December 17, Franklin Graves and his two eldest daughters and son-in-law set off with eleven other immigrants to find help, supplying them with makeshift snowshoes. Sadly, he died the evening of Christmas Day, with daughters Mary and Sarah holding him as he urged them to use his body for food if they must. Graves and his wife both died, together with their three youngest children and their son-in-law.
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December 17, Franklin Graves and his two eldest daughters and son-in-law set off with eleven other immigrants to find help, supplying them with makeshift snowshoes. Sadly, he died the evening of Christmas Day, with daughters Mary and Sarah holding him as he urged them to use his body for food if they must. Graves and his wife both died, together with their three youngest children and their son-in-law.
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Franklin Carmichael (May 4, 1890 – October 24, 1945) was a Canadian artist.
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Franklin Jonas (Frankie) the younger brother of the band the Jonas Brothers and the Disney show JONAS.
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Franklin the turtle! Great show.
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I like the name Franklin a lot, perhaps because it's my brother's name, but also from the use the nickname "Frank" can have, yes I am being quite Frank with you.
I don't find it pretentious, but instead dignified. The name has a lot of good history.
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I don't find it pretentious, but instead dignified. The name has a lot of good history.
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I hate this as a first name. It's a good enough surname, but it doesn't really sound right as a given name. Kind of pretentious.
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Teutonic for FREEHOLDER, or even FREE K(-EY) HOLDER. Free also means LOVE/LIBRA. FRANKLIN could therefore also mean BOOKHOLDER (LIBRAry).
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The famous evangelist, Billy Graham, has a son who is now a preacher named Franklin Graham.
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Franklin Pierce and Franklin Roosevelt were both Presidents of the U.S.A.
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Franklin is one of Charlie Brown's friends in the "Peanuts" comic strip.
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