Franny is a given name. It is generally a masculine name used as a nickname for
Francis
Francis may refer to:
People
*Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome
*Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Francis (surname)
Places
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. The feminine form is
Frannie
Frannie is a given name. It is generally a feminine name used as a nickname for Frances. The masculine form is Franny. Notable people with the name include:
* Frannie Hughes, fictional character on the soap opera ''As the World Turns''
* Frannie ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Franny Armstrong
Franny Armstrong (born 3 February 1972) is a British documentary film director working for her own company, Spanner Films, and a former drummer with indie pop group The Band of Holy Joy. She is best known for three films: ''The Age of Stupid'', ...
(born 1972), British documentary film director
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Franny Beecher
Francis Eugene Beecher (September 29, 1921 – February 24, 2014) was the lead guitarist for Bill Haley & His Comets from 1954 to 1962, and is best remembered for his innovative guitar solos combining elements of country music and jazz. He co ...
(1921–2014), American guitarist
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Franny Billingsley
Franny Billingsley (born July 3, 1954) is the author of three children's fantasy novels, ''Well Wished'', ''The Folk Keeper'', and '' Chime,'' and the picture book ''Big Bad Bunny.''
Biography
Billingsley graduated from Tufts University in 1976, ...
(born 1954), American children's fantasy novelist
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Franny Firth
Francis Martin "Franny" Firth (27 May 1956 – 21 May 2018) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town and Bury in the Football League and for Witton Albion in non-league football
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(born 1956), English footballer
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Franny Griffiths
Francis Griffiths (1 July 1966, Liverpool, England) is a keyboardist, producer and remixer, who is best known for being a member of the band, Space (UK band), Space. He also plays guitar, melodica and piano. His main influences are Kraftwerk, Hi ...
(born 1966), English keyboardist, producer and remixer
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Franny Moyle
Franny Moyle (born 1964) is a British television producer and author. Her first book ''Desperate Romantics: The Private Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites'' (2009) was adapted into the BBC drama serial ''Desperate Romantics'' by screenwriter Peter Bowk ...
(born 1964), British television producer and author
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Franny Murray
Francis Thomas Murray (July 21, 1915 – June 28, 1998) was an American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven pla ...
(1915–1998), American football halfback and punter
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Franny Powell (born 1977), English footballer
See also
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''The Benefactor'' (2015 film), 2015 American drama film with the working title ''Franny''
* ''Franny'', a short story from ''
Franny and Zooey
''Franny ''and'' Zooey'' is a book by American author J. D. Salinger which comprises his short story "Franny" and novella ''Zooey'' . The two works were published together as a book in 1961, having originally appeared in ''The New Yorker'' in 19 ...
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