Fran

Diminutive of Frances

"from France or free man"

Fran Origin and Meaning

The name Fran is a girl's name meaning "from France or free man".

This short form has been pretty much replaced by Franny, Fanny. and especially Frankie.

Fran Rank in US Top 1000

# 991 in the US

20 Names Similar to Fran

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• Evelyne
• Giavanna
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Famous People Named Fran

• Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher American actress
• Fran Jeffries (born Frances Ann Makris) American singer, actress & model
• Frances Helen "Fran" Allison American TV and radio comedienne
• Fran Warren (born Frances Wolfe) American pop singer
• Francesca "Fran" Kirby English football player
• Frances Joan "Fran" Brill American Muppeteer and actress
• Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitz American author and speaker
• Francesca Mary "Fran" Unsworth English journalist and BBC executive
• Frances Helen "Fran" Wilde New Zealand MP

Fran in Pop Culture

• Francine Joy "Fran" Fine character on TV's "The Nanny" played by Fran Drescher
• Frances "Fran" Sinclair mother on sitcom "Dinosaurs"
• Fran Katzenjammer character from British TV series "Black Books"
• Fran Stalinovskovichdavidovitchsky character in the movie "Dodgeball"
• Fran Carvey character in the movie "The Getaway"
• "Kukla Fran and Ollie," TV puppet show starring Fran Allison
• "Fran " 1985 Australian movie
• Fran character from the video game Final Fantasy XII
• Fran red squirrel from Disney's "Higglytown Heroes"
• FRAN (Friendly Replicator Android) character in TV's "Stargate Atlantis"
• Fran character in video game "Inazuma Eleven GO VS Danball Senki W."
• Fran Bow from the eponymous video game