different between benjamin vs franklin

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?nd???m?n/
• Hyphenation: ben?ja?min

Etymology 1

From benzoin, modified by folk etymology to match the name Benjamin.

Noun

benjamin (countable and uncountable, plural benjamins)

1. A balsamic resin from the bark of Styrax trees used in perfumes, incense, and medicine; benzoin resin.
2. A type of tree which produces benzoin or has similar properties; specifically, Styrax benzoin, Lindera benzoin, or Ficus benjamina; a Benjamin bush.
3. (Britain, informal, dated) A kind of upper coat for men.
   • 1826, The Atheneum: Volume 18, page 236

     something which is not long enough to constitute a benjamin, and too long for a dress coat or spencer

See also

• Benjamin tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From the image of Benjamin Franklin on the US $100 bill.

Noun

benjamin (plural benjamins)

1. (US, slang) Alternative form of Benjamin: a US $100 bill.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??.?a.m??/

Etymology 1

From the biblical character Benjamin.

Noun

benjamin m (plural benjamins, feminine benjamine)

1. youngest child (in a family)
2. child loved disproportionally more by the parents in a family
3. (sports) One of the age classes for children; varies by sport.

Etymology 2

After French Scrabble player Benjamin Hannuna.

Noun

benjamin m (plural benjamins)

1. (Scrabble) A three-letter addition to the beginning of a word that creates another valid word, especially one that reaches a "triple word score" square.

Further reading

• “benjamin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein (“a landowner of free, but not noble birth”), from Old French fraunc (“free”), from Frankish *frank? (“Frank”, literally “freeman”) + Old French -lein (“-ling”), from Frankish *-ling (“-ling”). More at frank, -ling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?æ?k.l?n/

Noun

franklin (plural franklins)

1. (historical) A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking below the gentry.