Fanny name - Meaning of Fanny
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- English, Finnish, Latin
- Pronounced
- FAN-ee (English)
- Fanny Meaning
- Diminutive of Frances. Since the late 19th century this has been a vulgar slang word, and the name has subsequently dropped out of common use. Fanny is a diminutive of Frances. Frances originates in Latin language and means "woman from France". It is a feminine form of Francis. Frances was the name of the 19th century saint as well as the name of a famous 1982 film, starring Jessica Lange. As a feminine given name it has been fairly popular in the United States. At the beginning of the 20th century, Fanny started being used as vulgar slang word in English and the name has not been used since. That does not apply to other languages than English, where Fanny is still fairly common.
Fanny Related Names
Variants: Fran, Frankie, Frannie, Franny, Sissy, Cissy, Fannie, Sissie (English), Fannee, Fanney
Masculine Form: Francis (English)
Other Languages: Frantziska (Basque), Franseza (Breton), Francesca (Catalan), Franka (Croatian), Františka (Czech), Françoise, France, Francette, Francine (French), Franziska, Fränze, Franzi, Ziska (German), Franciska, Fanni, Franci (Hungarian), Franca, Francesca (Italian), Francisca (Late Roman), Franciszka (Polish), Francisca, Chica (Portuguese), Frangag (Scottish), Frančiška, Francka (Slovene), Francisca, Paca, Paquita (Spanish)
Fanny Celebrities
Fanny Ardant - actress, Fanny Brice - actress, Fanny Edwards - writer, Fanny Kemble - actress,
