Fanny (name)

Fanny
Other names
Related namesFrances, Fannie, Stephanie

Fanny is a feminine given name. Its origins include diminutives of the French name Frances meaning "free one", and of the name "Estefanía", a Spanish version of Stephanie, meaning "crown". [citation needed]

The popularity of the name has been steadily declining since the end of the 19th century.[1] In British English, fanny has been a vulgar slang term for vagina or vulva since the 1830s. In American English, fanny is a slang term for the buttocks in use since World War I.[2] In New Zealand, the Registrar of Births will no longer accept the name for a baby's birth certificate.[3]

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  1. ^ Fanny - Given name information and usage statistics. In: baby-girl-names.org
  2. ^ "The Grammarphobia Blog: Jane Austen's "Fanny"". 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ Thomas, Grace (2024-01-23). "New Zealand's declined baby names of 2023". Newshub. Retrieved 2024-01-24.