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What could the name Fanny stand for?

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 1 Dec 2004 20:15

Could this be the name, or could it be short for something else? Is it at all possible it could be short for Sarah Ann?

Pauline

Pauline Report 1 Dec 2004 20:18

Hi Elizabeth, Usually Fanny is for Frances.Pauline

Glenys the Menace!

Glenys the Menace! Report 1 Dec 2004 20:18

One of my Great-Grandmothers was Frances, often referred to as Fanny (which is backed up by the 1871 census entry for her). Hope this helps, Glenys x

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 1 Dec 2004 20:30

Thanks for all the replies. Liz

Joy

Joy Report 1 Dec 2004 20:39

Someone I thought was a new relative called Fanny turned out to be Anna on the census. :) Joy

Nichola

Nichola Report 1 Dec 2004 20:55

I have an ancestor called Fanny and that was her real name according to the birth record. Nicky

Joy

Joy Report 1 Dec 2004 21:04

Sorry, should have said the Anna that I had seen on census was, I discovered, registered as Fanny. Joy

McDitzy

McDitzy Report 1 Dec 2004 21:34

Frances, I think.

Peter

Peter Report 1 Dec 2004 21:50

Just looked it up As well as the names alredy sugested it could also meen FANCY

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 1 Dec 2004 21:51

Thank you again. I'm sure they did it on purpose to never be found.

Julie

Julie Report 1 Dec 2004 22:10

But although it should be short for Frances, quite often it doesn't always have any logic at all and just comes from a family pet name. If the middle name was Ann, then it could have sort of evolved into Fanny. My daughter calls her sister Stephanie 'fanny' sometimes.

Seasons

Seasons Report 1 Dec 2004 22:15

Franchesca possibly Heard the name Fanny Adams but don't know who that was or why she was called so.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 2 Dec 2004 19:35

Julie, Fanny Adams was a young girl who lived in Alton, hants. She was murdered and dismembered aged 8 years and 4 months in 1867. (Fanny was her proper name!) maggie

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