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Meaning of name Fanny

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Meaning

The name Fanny has the following meaning:

From France. A variant of the Latin name "Frances". No longer popular as a name due to its common usage as a substitute for "buttocks".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Fanny is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Fanny in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Fanny is pronounced as feh-nee

Origins

Fanny originates from the English language.
See other suggested English girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Fanny and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Fanny: Boys - Britton, Bud, Burleigh, Burley, Case, Coy, Dart, Ellsworth, Ernest, Ezell, Felton, General, Guss, Hoke, Irl, Irwin, Jefferson, Jerrell, Jett, Lawyer, Layton, Girls - Alvina, Arvilla, Delise, Fannie, Fleta, Fonda, Heather, Jalyn, Janelle, Jaycee, Jazmyne, Leeann, Liana, Lorri, Marilyn, Maryellen, Melinda, Nautica, Queen, Serenity, Spring, Both genders - Aubrey, Broderick, Cassidy, Dorothy, Gay, Hunter, Infant, Larry, Lisa, London, Merritt, Paisley, Shelby, Tracy, Tyler

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Fanny: Fannie (English)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Fanny are: Fan, Nie

Style

We think the name Fanny should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Fanny to be: A happy, humorous and energetic woman

In one word, you might describe Fanny as a(n) "happy" person.

See other "happy" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Fanny (or its variants) are:

Fanny Mendelssohn, born on 14 November, a famous musician. Fanny Mendelssohn's background: A German pianist and composer, the sister of the composer Felix Mendelssohn and granddaughter of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. She was the grandmother of the philosopher Paul Hensel and the mathematician Kurt Hensel.

Fanny Létourneau, born on 24 June, a famous athlete. Fanny Létourneau's background: A Canadian synchronized swimmer, who won the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in the Women's Duet alongside Claire Carver-Dias.

Fanny Kemble, born on 27 November, a famous actress. Fanny Kemble's background: A famous British actress and author in the early and mid nineteenth century.
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