Fan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Fan

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The baby name Fan is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /fæn/; Mandarin (pinyin): Fān / Fán / Fàn (tone depends on the character).

Fan is Chinese, English in Origin.

Gender: Unisex

Syllables: 1.0

Origin: Chinese, English

Pronunciation: English: /fæn/; Mandarin (pinyin): Fān / Fán / Fàn (tone depends on the character)

What is the meaning of the name Fan ?

The baby name Fan is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /fæn/; Mandarin (pinyin): Fān / Fán / Fàn (tone depends on the character).

Fan is Chinese, English in Origin.

Fan is both an English diminutive and an East Asian given name. In English it arises as a pet form of Frances or Fanny (ultimately from Latin Franciscus, “a Frank; free one”). The nickname appears in parish records and Victorian literature - Scrooge’s sister is called Fan in Dickens’s A Christmas Carol - and was used mainly for girls in Britain and the United States during the 18th–19th centuries. Today it sometimes stands alone, appreciated for its spare, vintage feel. Related English variants include Fran, Fanny, Fannie, and Franny.

In Mandarin Chinese, Fan can be an independent unisex given name depending on the character and tone: Fān (帆 “sail”), Fán (凡 “ordinary; all” or 繁 “abundant”), and Fàn (梵 “Brahma; Sanskrit; pure”), among others. Romanization often omits tone marks, so these forms appear simply as Fan. Cantonese romanizations may show Faan. Usage spans mainland China, Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora.

Fan has the following similar or variant Names

Fán (pinyin with tone mark)
Faan (Cantonese romanization)
Fran
Fanny

Fan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
BN		0	#32	1	2,297
MO		0	#40	13	2,706
CN		0	#59	27	3,857
LU		0	#66	1	2,830
MV	Boys	0	#79	1	3,375
TW		0	#86	15	4,523
ID	Girls	0	#101	2	3,319
QA		0	#105	2	7,011
BN	Girls	0	#113	2	5,459
CN	Boys	0	#114	291	9,639
HU		0	#115	1	1,675
EE	Boys	0	#125	1	2,087
BN	Boys	0	#133	7	6,332
ID	Boys	0	#134	2	4,130
MO	Girls	0	#134	127	7,056
GR		0	#135	1	3,911
PA		0	#138	1	3,797
RS	Boys	0	#153	2	2,277
BW	Boys	0	#154	1	4,685
CR		0	#165	1	5,526
HK	Girls	0	#170	889	16,104
HU	Boys	0	#170	5	3,954
CN	Girls	0	#174	215	8,829
MO	Boys	0	#174	50	5,842
SI	Girls	0	#177	1	2,769
MT	Boys	0	#179	1	4,064
AE		0	#187	1	10,220
TW	Boys	0	#188	54	7,111
LT	Girls	0	#200	1	1,904
DK		0	#206	1	5,198
PL		0	#211	2	2,600
SI	Boys	0	#211	1	3,402
HK	Boys	0	#215	563	12,905
BG	Boys	0	#220	1	3,850
TW	Girls	0	#221	56	8,139
HU	Girls	0	#223	3	3,308
SG		0	#224	46	11,010
HK		0	#227	130	8,483
BG	Girls	0	#231	1	3,559
JP	Girls	0	#235	11	6,592
NA	Girls	0	#237	1	7,146
BD		0	#239	3	5,992
EC	Boys	0	#245	2	3,322
GH		0	#247	2	5,396
AO	Boys	0	#249	1	5,568
PT		0	#250	1	4,161
NA	Boys	0	#251	3	6,830
JM	Girls	0	#278	1	7,507
KZ	Boys	0	#291	6	6,578
JM	Boys	0	#293	1	6,876
HR	Girls	0	#294	1	3,687
CZ	Boys	0	#295	10	6,530
AL	Boys	0	#297	7	5,122
JP	Boys	0	#300	4	7,909
MY		0	#301	30	12,352
SA		0	#310	3	10,560
PL	Boys	0	#323	13	6,459
DK	Girls	0	#329	1	7,429
DK	Boys	0	#329	4	7,401
KZ	Girls	0	#329	4	5,862
PE		0	#329	1	6,350
SG	Girls	0	#330	275	18,916
GT		0	#338	1	5,948
JO	Girls	0	#338	2	7,570
QA	Girls	0	#338	6	15,378
SD	Girls	0	#356	3	7,678
GH	Boys	0	#357	5	8,138
MU	Girls	0	#362	1	8,539
PL	Girls	0	#362	3	5,096
MU	Boys	0	#369	1	8,477
PH	Boys	0	#370	14	11,440
PH	Girls	0	#380	11	13,098
PT	Boys	0	#380	2	7,951
JO	Boys	0	#385	5	7,057
YE		0	#396	3	8,639
BD	Girls	0	#405	2	8,413
BO		0	#408	1	6,868
EG		0	#411	2	6,387
UY	Boys	0	#411	3	5,922
SG	Boys	0	#416	294	17,960
OM	Girls	0	#418	7	15,987
SD	Boys	0	#421	25	10,523
Germany		0	#426	12	2,542
CL		0	#433	2	6,867
MX		0	#443	3	8,339
AR	Boys	0	#457	11	7,628
PA	Boys	0	#465	17	9,305
RU	Boys	0	#470	36	12,621
PT	Girls	0	#471	1	7,952
ZA		0	#473	2	14,421
RU	Girls	0	#485	14	11,913
IQ	Girls	0	#493	12	11,303
GT	Boys	0	#497	3	7,625
CR	Boys	0	#504	7	10,188
CO		0	#508	3	7,768
PA	Girls	0	#517	2	9,861
LY		0	#525	11	12,703
CM	Girls	0	#529	12	11,671
IR	Boys	0	#535	18	10,162
AE	Girls	0	#536	18	20,968
UY	Girls	0	#536	1	6,731
CM	Boys	0	#537	14	12,054
GT	Girls	0	#538	4	7,500
BH		0	#542	12	17,937
IR	Girls	0	#543	3	8,334
PS	Girls	0	#546	2	10,981
KW	Girls	0	#553	9	19,177
PS	Boys	0	#554	8	10,655
CR	Girls	0	#570	4	11,342
BD	Boys	0	#599	7	10,045
BO	Boys	0	#615	8	9,244
IL	Boys	0	#624	2	10,983
AR	Girls	0	#625	6	8,289
IL	Girls	0	#643	3	11,648
CL	Boys	0	#647	19	13,390
IQ	Boys	0	#647	21	13,071
BO	Girls	0	#650	2	9,488
IN	Girls	0	#651	4	13,121
LB		0	#685	6	13,263
QA	Boys	0	#690	18	18,093
IT		0	#696	19	4,183
MY	Boys	0	#730	405	25,439
Finland	Girls	2026	#732	7	3,895
MY	Girls	0	#750	250	24,821
KW	Boys	0	#753	17	18,755
SY		0	#766	2	11,684
BR	Boys	0	#785	1	12,213
EG	Boys	0	#786	101	15,035
TN		0	#787	43	13,765
Germany	Girls	0	#807	32	4,949
NG	Girls	0	#825	2	15,093
CL	Girls	0	#834	18	14,098
OM	Boys	0	#867	15	17,948
PE	Boys	0	#868	11	14,506
SA	Girls	0	#875	61	25,931
Spain	Boys	0	#886	45	5,610
CO	Boys	0	#892	29	15,656
NL	Boys	0	#903	49	5,873
Germany	Boys	0	#919	34	5,697
NL	Girls	0	#920	36	5,933
EG	Girls	0	#933	27	14,742
Spain	Girls	0	#940	44	5,561
NG	Boys	0	#940	12	16,906
MX	Boys	0	#957	26	16,355
IN	Boys	0	#968	34	16,750
MA		0	#972	157	20,986
PE	Girls	0	#1,009	2	14,861
AE	Boys	0	#1,050	43	22,615
CO	Girls	0	#1,062	17	16,140
DZ		0	#1,103	74	20,130
ZA	Girls	0	#1,129	13	25,928
MX	Girls	0	#1,139	45	17,781
ZA	Boys	0	#1,148	31	25,619
TR		0	#1,189	23	19,440
IT	Boys	0	#1,301	171	10,046
IT	Girls	0	#1,335	112	9,415
SA	Boys	0	#1,514	101	28,008

Fan is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:

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