At a Glance: Name: Fanny – Meaning: pet form of Frances, ultimately from a word for 'Frank' that came to connote 'free person' – Origin: English/German (pet form of Frances/Franziska) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: FAN-ee
Fanny is an English/German (pet form of Frances/Franziska) girl's name meaning “pet form of Frances, ultimately from a word for 'Frank' that came to connote 'free person'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Fanny
Meaning: Pet form of Frances, ultimately from a word for 'Frank' that came to connote 'free person'.
Origin: English/German (pet form of Frances/Franziska).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Fanny
Phonetic: FAN-ee IPA: /ˈfæni/
Popularity of Fanny
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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