Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Dutch (Modern, Rare) Pronounced Pron. /sɑ.ˈfran/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Dutch saffraan meaning "saffron". In other words, this name is the Dutch cognate of Saffron.This name is extremely rare in the Netherlands; even more so than its English counterpart Saffron, which is also extremely rare there.
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