Comments for the name Fran

A famous bearer is the actress Fran Drescher (born Francine Joy Drescher on September 30, 1957.) She was the star of "The Nanny" and "Living With Fran."

Cool name. I believe it can also be short for Francesca.

Fran can also be short for Francine. The actress Fran Drescher's real name is Francine, not Frances.

In response to what CharlieRob and Surreal said, Francesca and Francine are variants of Frances in different languages, so of course the name could be short for those names. I believe that only Frances is listed because it is the English version of the name, and this site is written in the English language.

Fran is the name of one of the main characters from Final Fantasy XII.

Fran Sinclair was the mother from Disney's 1992 series "Dinosaurs". She was often called "the mama" by Baby Sinclair.

This name is a very common name for boys in Croatia. We pronounce it FRAHN.

In Croatia, Fran is a masculine name, cognate of Franjo. Frane and Frano are both variants.

Francesca 'Fran' Brodie from the Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun.

A masculine bearer of this name is actor Francis Elliott 'Fran' Kranz, best known as Topher in Dollhouse and Marty in the Cabin in the Woods.