Fanny

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Proper noun 3 French 3.1 Proper noun 4 German 4.1 Proper noun 5 Swedish 5.1 Proper noun

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• Fannie

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Singular Fanny

Plural -

Fanny

1. A diminutive of Frances, also used as a female given name.

[edit] Quotations

• 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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Fanny

1. A female given name borrowed from English.

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Fanny

1. A female given name borrowed from English; also used as a pet form of Stéphanie.

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Fanny

1. A female given name borrowed from English.

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[edit] Swedish

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Fanny

1. A female given name borrowed from English.