March 9
Why this day? Fan is a short form of Fannie, and shares its name day.
Fan is celebrated in France on September 26; the United States on March 9.
Fan is a short form of Fannie. It keeps its origin (Latin) and meaning — free one; from France, and shares its name day, March 9.
On birth records, Fan is rarely written as such: the Fans are Fannies (85,493 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Fannie page. Fan is also a short form of Fabian, Fanny.
Fan is a short form of Fannie, which means free one; from France.
March 9, together with Fannie: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Fannie.
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