Fran is a Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Slovene and Albanian male name and a common short form of the English names

Frances Frances is an English given name or last name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'the French.' The male version of the name in English is Francis (given name), Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "F ...

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Francis Francis may refer to: People and characters *Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church (2013–2025) *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2 ...

. The Spanish and Italian Fran is more common for men, while the English name is mostly used for women. The Croatian, Slovenian and Albanian Fran is used only for men. Fran is the name of:

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* Fran Adams, American actress * Frances

Fran Allison Frances Helen Allison (November 20, 1907June 13, 1989) was an American television and radio comedienne, personality, and singer. She is best known for her starring role on the weekday NBC-TV puppet show '' Kukla, Fran and Ollie'', which ran fr ...

(1907–1989), American television and radio comedian, personality and singer, star of the television show ''Kukla, Fran and Ollie'' * Fran Baum, Australian social scientist * Fran Blanche, American engineer and guitar pedal builder * Frances Fran Brill (born 1946), American retired ''Muppets'' puppeteer and actress * Fran Capo, American motivational speaker and author * Francine Fran Drescher (born 1957), American actress * Fran Gebhard, Canadian theatre director and actor * Francis

Fran Jeffries Fran Jeffries (born Frances Ann Makris; May 18, 1937 – December 15, 2016) was an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. Early life Jeffries was born Frances Ann Makris on May 18, 1937, in Palo Alto, California, the daughter of Esther A. ...

(1937–2016), American actress, singer and model * Fran Jonas (born 2004), New Zealand cricketer * Fran Kirby (born 1993), English association footballer * Frances

Fran Lebowitz Frances Ann Lebowitz (; born October 27, 1950) is an American author, public speaker, and actor. She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many p ...

(born 1950), American author and public speaker * Fran Ross (1935–1985), American comedy writer and novelist *

Fran Ryan Frances Mary Ryan (November 29, 1916 January 15, 2000) was an American character actress featured in television and films. She was born in Los Angeles, California. Career Ryan began performing at the age of six at Oakland's Henry Duffy Thea ...

(1916–2000), American actress * Fran Scott, British television presenter * Fran Stallings (born 1943), American storyteller * Fran Unsworth (born 1957), BBC News executive * Fran Warren, stage name of American singer Frances Wolfe (1926–2013) * Frances Fran Wilde (born 1948), New Zealand politician

Men

Fran Albreht Fran Albreht (17 November 1889 – 11 February 1963) was a Slovenian poet, editor, politician and partisan. He also published under the pseudonym Rusmir. He was born as Franc Albrecht in the Upper Carniolan town of Kamnik in what was then the Aus ...

(1889–1963), Slovene writer and politician * Fran Bošnjaković (1902–1993), Croatian thermodynamicist *

Fran Bradač Fran Bradač (June 15, 1885 – May 2, 1970) was a Slovenes, Slovene classical philologist and translator. Life and work Bradač was born in Jama pri Dvoru. He studied classical philology in Vienna from 1905 to 1910, and then continued his educat ...

(1885–1970), Slovene classical philologist * Fran Brodić (born 1997), Croatian football player * Fran Cosgrave (born 1977), Irish nightclub owner and minor celebrity * Fran Čubranić (born 1997), Croatian water polo player * Fran Detela (1850–1926), Slovene writer * Francisco Fran Escribá (born 1965), Spanish football manager * Fran Krsto Frankopan (1643–1671) Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician * Fran Fraschilla (born 1958), American basketball commentator and former college basketball coach * Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871–1962), Slovene folk writer * Fran Galović (1887–1914), Croatian writer * Fran Gerbič (1840–1917), Slovene composer * Francisco Javier González Pérez (born 1969), Spanish footballer better known as Fran * Francis Fran Healy (baseball) (born 1946), American Major League Baseball broadcaster and former player * Francis

Fran Healy (musician) Francis Healy (born 23 July 1973) is a Scottish musician. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the band Travis (band), Travis, having written nearly all of the songs on their first six studio albums along with their ninth and tenth, with the ...

(born 1973), Scottish lead singer and main songwriter of the rock band Travis * Fran Jesenko (1875–1932), Slovenian botanist * Fran Karačić (born 1996), Croatian football player * Fran Kurniawan (born 1985), Indonesian badminton player * Fran Levstik (1831–1887), Slovene writer, political activist, playwright and critic * Fran Lhotka (1883–1962), Czech-born Croatian composer * Fran Mileta (born 2000), Croatian handball player * Fran Millar (born 1949), American politician * Fran Milčinski (1867–1932), pen name Fridolin Žolna, Slovene lawyer, writer and playwright * Fran Novljan (1879–1977), Croatian educator * Francis Fran O'Brien (American football) (1936–1999), American National Football League player * Fran O'Brien (footballer) (born 1955), Irish footballer in Ireland and the North American Soccer League * Francisco Fran Perea (born 1978), Spanish singer and actor * Fran Pilepić (born 1989), Croatian basketball player *

Fran Ramovš Fran Ramovš (14 September 1890 – 16 September 1952; pen name Julij Dub) was a Slovenian linguist. He studied the dialects and onomastics of Slovene. Early life and education Fran Ramovš was born in Ljubljana, the capital of the Duchy of Carn ...

(1890–1952), Slovene linguist * Fran Roš (1898–1976), Slovene writer, poet and playwright *

Fran Smith Jr. Fran Smith Jr. (born July 17, 1952) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist, best known for his 30-year gig with the Philadelphia-based rock group The Hooters. Smith has also maintained a career as a recording artist in his own right, as well ...

(fl. 1978–present), American bass guitarist with the rock band The Hooters * Francis

Fran Tarkenton Francis Asbury Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940), nicknamed "the Scrambler", is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He is wi ...

(born 1940), American retired National Football League Hall-of-Fame quarterback * Fran Tudor (born 1995), Croatian football player * Francisco Fran Vázquez (born 1983), Spanish basketball player * Francisco Fran Vélez (born 1991), Spanish footballer * Francisco Javier Fran Yeste (born 1979), Spanish footballer

Fictional characters

* Fran Kubelik, the female main character of the film ''

The Apartment ''The Apartment'' is a 1960 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I. A. L. Diamond. It stars Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray, with Ray Walston and Edie ...

'', portrayed by Shirley MacLaine * Fran Lockwood, the posthumous overarching protagonist in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. She was the wife of Tim Lockwood and the mother of Flint Lockwood. * Fran Sinclair, mother of the Sinclair family on the sitcom ''

Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...

'' * Fran, from the video game ''

Final Fantasy XII is a 2006 role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix. The twelfth main installment of the ''Final Fantasy'' series, it was first released for the PlayStation 2 in March 2006. It introduced several innovations to the series ...

'' * Fran, a red squirrel from the Playhouse Disney Channel show '' Higglytown Heroes'' * The main character of the video game '' Fran Bow'' * Fran, the protagonist of the manga series '' Franken Fran'' *

Fran Fine ''The Nanny'' is an American television sitcom which originally aired on CBS from 1993 to 1999, starring Fran Drescher as #Fran Fine, Fran Fine, a fashion queen from Flushing, New York who becomes the nanny of three children from the New York/Brit ...

, the protagonist of the TV series

The Nanny ''The Nanny'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish wikt:fashionista, fashionista from Flushing, Queens, who becomes the nanny of three children ...

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