Fan

See also: fan, FAN, fán, fàn, fân, fān, fǎn, and Appendix:Variations of "fan"

English

Etymology

Shortening of Fanny, itself a short form of Frances.

Proper noun

Fan

1. A diminutive of Frances.
   • 1917, Edna Ferber, Fanny Herself (page 173)

     Listen, Fan. That cowardly, sickly little boy you fought for in the street, that day in Winnebago, showed every sign of growing up a cowardly, sickly man.

Anagrams

• ANF, NAF, NFA

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English fan, short for fanatic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɛn]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: Fenn

Noun

Fan m (genitive Fans, plural Fans)

1. fan, devotee

Synonyms

• Anhänger, Bewunderer, Getreuer, Jünger, Sympathisant, Verehrer

Antonyms

• Gegner, Nichtfan

Hypernyms

• Person, Mensch

Derived terms

• Fanartikel, Fanbetreuer, Fangemeinde, Fanklub, Fankurve, Fanmeile, Fanshop, Fanzine, Fußballfan

Further reading

• “Fan” in Duden online