Of all the names you can pluck out of Jane Austen novels (Emma, Marianne, Lizzie), Fanny is the least appealing, mainly because Fanny Price, the heroine of Mansfield Park, is one of the weepiest characters ever written. And who wants a name that is a synonym of derriere?
Variations
Fania,
Fannia,
Fan,
Fannie,
Fani,
Fannee,
Fanni,
Fanney
Nicknames
Fan,
Fay
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You may find some surprises -- for example, who knew Jennifer was a boy's name? Because this feature uses actual Social Security data, it includes the human error that attends a large survey, but it still reliably reflects the patterns of naming fashion.
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