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 Frankie, however, it could fit in with other clunky but charming names, like Peggy, Bess, and Enid.

Fran Rank in US Top 1000

# 991 in the US

20 Names Similar to Fran

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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