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Ann

Ann Report 6 Dec 2006 15:28

Does any one no what name Fanny was used instead of?

jump

jump Report 6 Dec 2006 15:31

Maybe Frances .....

SJR

SJR Report 6 Dec 2006 15:34

It is a name in it's own right. Sheila

LanarkshireLassie

LanarkshireLassie Report 6 Dec 2006 16:47

You are not the first to ask this question. I believe that it was a pet name for Frances. Gail

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₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 6 Dec 2006 18:14

It is often short for Frances, but it is also a name in its own right.

dragongirl

dragongirl Report 8 Dec 2006 20:00

I Have a few Fanny`s as a first name in my family .My gt gt Grandmother was a Fanny Mary Ann and its been carried on down the generations.