Fanny
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfæni/
- Rhymes: -æni
Proper noun
Fanny
- A diminutive of Frances, also used as a female given name.
- 1883, Wilkie Collins, Heart and Science, Chatto and Windus, page 227:
- "My name is Frances. Don't call me Fanny!" "Why not?" "Because it's too absurd to be endured! What does the mere sound of Fanny suggest? A flirting dancing creature - plump and fair, and playful and pretty!"
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Derived terms
Danish
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.ni/
German
Swedish
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