Fan - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Fan \fan\ is a variant of Fanny (Latin) and Frances (Latin), and the meaning of Fan is "from France".

The baby name Fan sounds like Fawn, Faun and Van. Other similar baby names are Nan, Fay, Fae, Fran, Jan and San.

Fan is an uncommon first name for women but a very common last name for both men and women (#9705 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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