Fran

[ fran ]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Francis.
2. a female given name, form of Frances.

Example Sentences

The central character, Fran, already at the fringe of university life, lives in a cottage in the countryside, where the main companion in her garden is the author of “Pride & Prejudice,” who makes a ghostly appearance.

From Washington Post

Naomi and her wife Fran own TomboyX, which is an intimate apparel company for the LGBTQ community.

From Washington Blade

In the apartment she shares with Fran, the duo appear to store their clothes folded in IKEA cubicles.

From Time

I felt more love from Fran and Chloé and the film crew than I felt from my own biological family.

From Time

We should all be so lucky as to find someone who looks at us the way Marty looks at Fran.

From Time

Fran [Walsh] and I have a couple of true stories that we want to do that are New Zealand movies.

From The Daily Beast

Both Fran Blanche and Rob Barnett talk about the amount of extra work these internet endeavors require.

From The Daily Beast

And despite drawing attention from the late musical luminary Lou Reed, Fran has only ever advertised by word of mouth.

From The Daily Beast

Whereas with San Fran you sort of feel, well, life is so incorrigibly wonderful out there, they don't really need this.

From The Daily Beast

Queens-native Fran Drescher is known for her nasal voice, but when the actress laughs, ear drums truly feel the effects.

From The Daily Beast

Vie de Napolon Buonaparte, prcde d'un tableau prliminaire sur la Rvolution fran.

From Project Gutenberg

Unenfranchised, un-en-fran′chizd, adj. not having the franchise.

From Project Gutenberg

One evening, when she was to come out as Phedra he led me to the stage of the Th atre Fran ais.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the Countess said good-by and allowed Fran¸ois to take her home.

From Project Gutenberg

Of printed bibles there were few in his library; one, a Latin version in three volumes, purple morocco, printed by Fran.

From Project Gutenberg