Franklin is a place name in Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States:

• In Canada the District of Franklin was a district of the Northwest Territories, consisting of some of the Arctic islands: Banks and Prince Patrick islands , and parts of Victoria and Melville islands , and some smaller islands. It was named after the Arctic explorer, John Franklin. There is also a Fort Franklin, Northwest Territories .
• In New Zealand, the Franklin District is a municipality in the Auckland region, consisting of the towns of Pukekohe and Waiuku and four other wards.
• Franklin is a small town in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
• In the United States, there are quite a few places of that name, usually in honor of Benjamin Franklin:
  • There was a state of Franklin (1784-1789), in North Carolina, now eastern Tennessee;
  • Several states include a county named Franklin, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington;
  • Several townships in Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania are named Franklin;
  • Several towns and cities are named Franklin, in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and New Jersey;
  • In New York there are two towns, one in Franklin County and one in Delaware County; there is also a village in Delaware County;
  • There are also towns and cities named Franklin in North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia; and
  • Several places in Wisconsin are called Franklin.

Franklin has a number of additional meanings:

• In medieval England, a franklin was a free landowner who was nonetheless not part of the aristocracy.
• It is part of the centimeter-gram-second system of units, equal to one statcoulomb;
• It is the name of a sporting goods company, and is also a well-known brand of jockstrap.
• Franklin Electronic Publishers is a consumer electronics company responsible for the eBookMan and REX 5000, and was formerly an Apple II clone manufacturer under the name Franklin Computer Corporation.
• It is a make of motor car;
• It is the name of a children's television series and a series of children's books; and
• It is the first black character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.

Franklin is also a names of several people:

• Aretha Franklin - Motown vocalist
• Benjamin Franklin - Scientist, publicist and US founding father
• Larry Franklin - Israeli spy and US Air Force Reserve Colonel
• John Franklin - Arctic Explorer