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[ 1 syll. fran, fr-an ] The girl name Fran is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced FRAEN †. Fran has its origins in the Italian language. It is used largely in English and Latin. Fran is a short form (English and Latin) of the English Frances. Fran is also a form (English) of the English and Hungarian Franci.
Fran is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1960, 0.013% of baby girls were named Fran. It was #592 in rank then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then, and is currently of only irregular use. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Fran, Frances was the most popular. Fran has primarily been a girl name in the last century. Baby names that sound like Fran include the name Fearne, the English Fern, the English Ferne, the name Fabrienne, the name Faren, the name Farin, the name Farren, the name Ferna, the English Franni, the English Frannie, the English Franny, the Yiddish Fruma, the Yiddish Frumah, the Polish Frania, and the name Fronia.
† Pronunciation for Fran: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
