Fanny is a feminine given name. Its origins include diminutives of the French name

Frances Frances is a French and English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis (given name), Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "French ...

meaning "free one", and of the name "Estefanía", a Spanish version of

Stephanie Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian " ...

, meaning "crown". The name Fanny (פאני/פני) may also derive from Yiddish, as an anglicized Feigel, Feigele, Feiga or Fejga, meaning "bird".

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Fanny Adams Fanny Adams (30 April 1859 – 24 August 1867) was an eight-year-old English girl who was murdered by solicitor's clerk, Frederick Baker, in Alton, Hampshire, on 24 August 1867. The murder itself was extraordinarily brutal and caused a ...

(1859–1867), English murder victim *

Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumières Award. Early life Ardant was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Fr ...

(born 1949), French actress *

Fanny Blankers-Koen Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen (26 April 1918 – 25 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, ear ...

(1918–2004), Dutch track and field athlete, Olympic and world champion and world record holder *

Fanny Brice Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American comedienne, illustrated song model, singer, and theater and film actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances. ...

(1891–1951), stage name for the American comedian, actress and singer Fania Borach * Fanny Brownbill (1890–1948), Australian pioneering politician * Fanny Cano (1944–1983), Mexican actress and producer *

Fanny DuBois Chase Fanny DuBois Chase (, DuBois; pen name, Mrs. S. B. Chase; November 24, 1828 – December 6, 1902) was an American social reformer and author, prominent in temperance and missionary circles. She was the first National President of the Woman's Chris ...

(1828–1902), American social reformer and author *

Fanny Chmelar Fanny Chmelar (born 31 October 1985) is a German former alpine skier. Born in Weilheim in Oberbayern, she appeared in her first FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in the 2004–05 season. In her career, she had one World Cup podium finish, a second plac ...

(born 1985), German alpine skier *

Fanny Jackson Coppin Fanny Jackson Coppin (October 15, 1837 – January 21, 1913) was an American educator, missionary and lifelong advocate for female higher education. One of the first Black alumnae of Oberlin College, she served as principal of the Institute for ...

(1837–1913), African-American educator and missionary *

Fanny Cory Fanny Young Cory (October 17, 1877 – July 28, 1972) was a cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her comic strips ''Sonnysayings'' and ''Little Miss Muffet''. Cory was one of America's first female syndicated cartoonists. She went by s ...

(1877–1972), American artist and illustrator best known for her comic strip ''Little Miss Muffet'' * Fanny Cottençon (born 1957), French actress *

Fanny Crosby Frances Jane van Alstyne (née Crosby; March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. She was a prolific hymnist, writing more than 8,000 hymns ...

(1820–1915), American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer *

Fanny Davenport Fanny Lily Gipsey Davenport (April 10, 1850 – September 26, 1898) was an English-American stage actress. Life The eldest child of Edward Loomis Davenport and Fanny Elizabeth (Vining) Gill Davenport, Fanny Lily Gypsey Davenport was born on ...

(1850–1898), Anglo-American stage actress *

Fanny Davies Fanny Davies (27 June 1861 - 1 September 1934) was a British pianist who was particularly admired in Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, and the early schools, but was also a very early London performer of the works of Debussy and Scriabin. In England ...

(1861–1934), British pianist * Fanny Murdaugh Downing (1831–1894), American author and poet *

Fanny Elssler Fanny Elssler (born Franziska Elßler; 23 June 181027 November 1884) was an Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period. Life and career She was born in Gumpendorf, a neighborhood of Vienna. Her father Johann Florian Elssler was a second ge ...

(1810–1884), Austrian ballerina *

Fanny Farmer Fanny Farmer was an American candy manufacturer and retailer. Fanny Farmer was started in Rochester, New York by Frank O'Connor in 1919, and grew to over 400 stores before being bought and consolidated. History O'Connor had previously started ...

, American candy manufacturer and retailer *

Fanny Fischer Fanny Fischer (born 7 September 1986 in Potsdam) is a German sprint canoer who has been competing since 1996 and on the senior circuit since 2006.

(born 1986), German sprint canoer *

Fanny Furner Fanny Furner (1864–1938) was an activist who worked to further the rights of women and children in the early 1900s in Sydney. Accomplishments Fanny Furner was one of the first female JPs in New South WalesNew South Wales Government Gazette, 1 ...

(1864–1938), Australian activist for the rights of women and children *

Fanny Hertz Fanny Hertz (1830 – 31 March 1908) was a British educationalist and feminist who worked to establish and promote various institutions for female education in Bradford. Early life Hertz was born in Hanover in Germany to diamond merchant Bram ...

(1830–1908), British educationalist and feminist *

Fanny Holland Fanny Holland (14 September 1847 – 18 June 1931) was an English singer and comic actress primarily known as the creator of principal soprano roles in numerous German Reed Entertainments. Life and career Holland was born in London and train ...

(1847–1931), English singer and comic actress *

Fanny Howe Fanny Howe (born October 15, 1940 in Buffalo, New York) is an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Howe has written more than 20 books of poetry and prose. Her major works include poetry such as ''One Crossed Out'', ''Gone'', and ''S ...

(born 1940), American poet, novelist, and short story writer *

Fanny Kaplan Fanny Efimovna Kaplan (russian: Фа́нни Ефи́мовна Капла́н, links=no; real name Feiga Haimovna Roytblat, ; February 10, 1890 – September 3, 1918) was a Ukrainian Jewish woman, Socialist-Revolutionary, and early Soviet dissid ...

(1890–1918), Russian would-be assassin of Vladimir Lenin *

Fanny Kekelaokalani Fanny Kekuʻiapoiwa Kailikulani Leleoili Kulua Kekelaokalani Young Naʻea (July 21, 1806 – September 4, 1880), was a Hawaiian high chiefess and a member of the royal family of the Hawaiian Kingdom, and mother of Queen Emma of Hawaii. Early l ...

(1806–1880), member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and mother of a Queen consort *

Fanny Lam Christie Fanny Lam Christie (born 1952) is a Hong Kong-born artist who specializes in sculpture and works in Scotland. She currently works from her studio in Perthshire, Scotland. Education In 2004, Christie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Hono ...

(born 1952), Hong Kong sculptor *

Fanny Law Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun (; ' Fan; born 24 February 1953) is a former non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. She was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017. Law held the posts of ...

(born 1953), Hong Kong civil servant *

Fanny Létourneau Fanny Létourneau (born June 24, 1979) is a Canadian former synchronized swimmer and Olympian. Career Létourneau was a two-time Olympian, competing for Canada in the team and duet events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, winning ...

(born 1979), Canadian synchronized swimmer *

Fanny Lewald Fanny Lewald (21 March 1811 – 5 August 1889) was a German novelist and essayist and a women's rights activist. Life and career Fanny Lewald was born at Königsberg in East Prussia in 1811 to a bourgeois, Jewish family. She was taken out of sch ...

(1811–1889), German author and feminist *

Fanny Lu Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura (born 8 February 1973), better known professionally as Fanny Lu, is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actress from Santiago de Cali, Colombia. She studied at the University of the Andes and received a deg ...

(born 1973), Colombian singer-songwriter and actress *

Fanny Mendelssohn Fanny Mendelssohn (14 November 1805 – 14 May 1847) was a German composer and pianist of the early Romantic era who was also known as Fanny (Cäcilie) Mendelssohn Bartholdy and, after her marriage, Fanny Hensel (as well as Fanny Mendelssohn He ...

(1805–1847), German composer and pianist, sister of composer Felix Mendelssohn * Fanny E. Minot (1847–1919), American public worker *

Fanny Murray Fanny Murray (1729 in Bath – 2 April 1778 in LondonSome sources give her date of death as 1770. Nevertheless, notices of her death only appear in gazettes from 1778.), née Fanny Rudman and later Fanny Ross, was an 18th-century English courtesa ...

(1729–1778), English courtesan *

Fanny Purdy Palmer Fanny Purdy Palmer (, Purdy; pen name, Florio; July 11, 1839 – 1923) was an American author, poet, journalist, lecturer, social activist, and clubwoman. She began club work in 1876 and was one of the originators of the General Federation of Wom ...

(1839–1923), American author, lecturer and activist *

Fanny Huntington Runnells Poole Fanny Runnells Poole (, Runnells; 1863–1940) was an American writer. She was a book reviewer for ''Home Journal'' and ''Town and Country'', 1894-8. She was the author of ''A Bank of Violets'' (verse), 1895; ''Three Songs of Love'' (music), 1906; ...

(1863–1940), American writer, book reviewer *

Fanny Ramos Fanny Ramos (born 26 June 1995) is a French kickboxer and Nak Muay Farang. She is the current WMC European Mini Flyweight champion and has unsuccessfully challenged for the ISKA Atomweight World K-1 title. At the amateur level, she was the ...

(born 1995), French kickboxer *

Fanny Rinne Fanny Rinne (born 15 April 1980 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg) is a field hockey midfielder from Germany. International senior tournaments * 1999 – Champions Trophy, Brisbane (3rd place) * 1999 – European Nations Cup, Cologne (2 ...

(born 1980), German field hockey player *

Fanny Rozet Fanny Rozet (1881–1958; née Stéphanie Amélie Mismaque), was a French sculptor. She was known for her Art Deco sculptures, decorative objects, and lamps. She was the first female student to attend L’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-A ...

(1881–1958), French sculptor *

Fanny Searls Fanny Searls (September 21, 1851 – May 24, 1939), also known by her married name Fanny Gradle, was an American physician and botanical collector. '' Dalea searlsiae'', Searls' prairie clover, is named after her. Born in Waukegan, Illinois, sh ...

(1851–1939), American doctor and botanical collector *

Fanny Smith Fanny Smith (born 20 May 1992) is a Swiss freestyle skier. She represented Switzerland at the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics. As of January 2023, she has 29 victories and 67 podiums on the World Cup circuit. She won gold at the World ...

(born 1992), Swiss freestyle skier *

Fanny Stål Fanny Stål (4 October 1821, Stockholm – 21 March 1889, Västerås) was a Swedish classical pianist. Fanny Stål was the daughter of the language teacher Axel Samuel Stål, paternal niece of the architect Carl Stål, the musician Conrad Stål an ...

(1821–1889), Swedish pianist *

Fanny Sunesson Fanny Sunesson (born 9 July 1967) is a professional golf caddie, made notable for being the caddy of Nick Faldo from 1990 to 1999. She is the first female caddie to win a men's major golf championship. Career Sunesson was born in Gothenburg, Swede ...

(born 1967), Swedish golf caddie *

Fanny Vágó Fanny Vágó (born 23 July 1991) is a Hungarian football striker, currently playing for Ferencváros of the Női NB I. She has played for MTK Hungária FC in Hungary's Noi NB I also in Germany's Regionalliga for TSV Crailsheim, Iceland's � ...

(born 1991), Hungarian footballer *

Fanny Waterman Dame Fanny Waterman (22 March 192020 December 2020) was a British pianist and academic piano teacher, who is particularly known as the founder, chair and artistic director of the Leeds International Piano Competition. She was also president of ...

(1920–2020), English musician, founder of the Leeds International Piano Competition *

Fanny Westerdahl Fanny Amalia Westerdahl or ''Fanny Hjortsberg'' (21 February 1817 – 27 March 1873) was a Swedish stage actress, ''Nordisk familjebok'', Volume 17. V – Väring, Projekt Runeberg (Runeberg.org), 2011, p. 689/690, webpage: RB349 ''E ...

(1817–1873), Swedish dramatic stage actress

Pet form of Frances

Fanny Allen Frances Margaret "Fanny" Allen (November 13, 1784 – September 10, 1819) was the first New England woman to become a Catholic nun. The daughter of Revolutionary War officer Ethan Allen, she converted to Catholicism and entered the Montreal conve ...

(1784–1819), first woman from New England to become a Catholic nun *

Fanny Brawne Frances "Fanny" Brawne Lindon (9 August 1800 – 4 December 1865) is best known as the fiancée and muse to English Romantic poet John Keats. As Fanny Brawne, she met Keats, who was her neighbour in Hampstead, at the beginning of hi ...

(1800–1865), engaged to poet John Keats *

Fanny Brough Frances "Fanny" Whiteside Brough (7 July 1852 – 30 November 1914) was a Paris-born British stage actress who came from a literary and dramatic family. She is remembered especially for her many comedy roles performed over a four decade-long c ...

(1852–1914), British stage actress *

Frances Burney Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. In 1786–1790 she held the post as "Keeper of the Robes" to Charlotte of Mecklen ...

(1752–1840), English novelist, diarist and playwright *

(1820–1915), American Methodist rescue mission worker, poet, lyricist and composer *

Fanny Durack Sarah Frances "Fanny" Durack (27 October 1889 – 20 March 1956), also known by her married name Fanny Gately, was an Australian competition swimmer. From 1910 until 1918 she was the world's greatest female swimmer across all distances from f ...

(1889–1956), Australian swimmer *

Fanny Fitzwilliam Frances "Fanny" Elizabeth Fitzwilliam (''née'' Copeland) (26 July 1801 – 11 September 1854) was an English actress. Life She was the actress daughter of Robert Copeland, manager of the Dover theatrical circuit. As "Miss Copeland" she made h ...

(1801–1854), English stage actress and theatre manager *

Fanny Imlay Frances Imlay (14 May 1794 – 9 October 1816), also known as Fanny Godwin and Frances Wollstonecraft, was the illegitimate daughter of the British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and the American commercial speculator and diplomat Gilbert Iml ...

(1794–1816), illegitimate daughter of the British writer and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft *

Fanny Kemble Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble (27 November 180915 January 1893) was a British actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-19th century. She was a well-known and popular writer and abolitionist, whose published works included plays, poetr ...

(1809–1893), English actress, writer and anti-slavery figure *

Frances Nelson Frances "Fanny" Nelson, Viscountess Nelson ( Frances Herbert Woolward, formerly Nisbet; (1758 4 May 1831), is best known as the wife of Horatio Nelson, the British naval officer who won several victories over the French during the French Rev ...

(1761–1831), wife of Admiral Horatio Nelson *

Fanny Stevenson Frances "Fanny" Matilda Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (10 March 1840 – 18 February 1914) was an American magazine writer. She became a supporter and later the wife of Robert Louis Stevenson, and the mother of Isobel Osbourne, Samuel Lloyd O ...

(1840–1914), wife of writer Robert Louis Stevenson *

Frances Wimperis Frances Mary "Fanny" Wimperis (1840 – 19 May 1925) was a New Zealand artist. Early life Wimperis was born in Chester, England, in 1840. She was the fourth in a family of eight children born to Mary (née Morison) and Edmund Wimperis. Her father ...

(1840–1925), New Zealand artist

Others

Fanny Altendorfer Fanny Altendorfer was an Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is ...

, Austrian luger who competed in the late 1920s *

Fanny Anitùa Fanny may refer to: Given name * Fanny (name), a feminine given name or a nickname, often for Frances In slang * A term for the vulva, in Britain and many other parts of the English-speaking world * A term for the buttocks, in the United States ...

(1887–1969), Mexican contralto opera singer *Baroness Franziska

Fanny von Arnstein Baroness Franziska "Fanny" von Arnstein (29 September 1758 – 8 June 1818), born Vögele Itzig, was a Viennese socialite and salonnière. Biography Fanny Arnstein was born in Berlin, the daughter of Daniel Itzig. She was a member of the extens ...

(1758–1818), leader of society in Vienna, born Vögele Itzig *

Fanny Balbuk Fanny Balbuk (1840–1907), also known as Yooreel, was a prominent Whadjuk woman who lived in Perth, Western Australia during the early years of the Swan River Colony. She is remembered for her fierce commitment to Aboriginal land rights, and ...

(1840–1906), prominent Noongar Whadjuk woman who lived in Perth, Western Australia *

Fanny Amelia Bayfield Fanny Amelia Bayfield (''née'' Wright; 1813/14 – September 11, 1891) was an English-born Canadian artist and educator. Career The daughter of Charles Wright, a captain in the Royal Engineers, Bayfield was born in Kensington and repute ...

(died 1891), English-born Canadian artist and educator *

Fanny de Beauharnais Fanny de Beauharnais, née Marie-Anne-Françoise Mouchard (4 October 1737, Paris – 2 July 1813), was a French lady of letters and salon-holder. She was the mother of French politician Claude de Beauharnais. She was the grandmother of Stéphan ...

(1737–1813), French lady of letters and salon-holder born Marie-Anne-Françoise Mouchard *

Fanny Bendixen Fanny Bendixen (1820May 2, 1899) was a hotelier and saloon–keeper during the gold–rush period in British Columbia. Fanny was an important figure in the service industry surrounding the Cariboo gold rush. Her hotels at Barkerville, Lightning ...

(1820–1899), hotelier and saloon–keeper during the gold–rush period in British Columbia *

Fanny Blood Frances "Fanny" Blood (1758 – 29 November 1785) was an English illustrator and educator, and longtime friend of Mary Wollstonecraft. Early life Blood was born in 1758, the daughter of Matthew Blood the Younger (1730–1794) and Caroline Roe ( ...

(1758–1785), English illustrator and educator and longtime friend of Mary Wollstonecraft *

Fanny Bornedal Fanny Bornedal (born 24 July 2000) is a Danish actress. Fanny is the daughter of Ole Bornedal Ole Bornedal (born 26 May 1959) is a Danish film director, actor and producer. Bornedal was born in Nørresundby, Denmark. He wrote and direct ...

(born 2000), Danish actress *

Fanny Bouvet Fanny Bouvet (born February 15, 1994 in Versailles) is a French diver. She dives for Rennes CPB. She often competes in springboard diving from the 1-meter and 3-meter board, and with Marion Farissier trained in the 3-meter synchronized diving by ...

(born 1994), French diver *

Fanny Brennan Fanny Myers Brennan (1921–July 22, 2001) was a French-American surrealist artist and painter. Brennan was born in Paris, educated in the United States and Europe and enrolled in an art school in France in 1938. When World War II began, Brennan ...

(1921–2001), French-American surrealist painter * Fanny Britt (born 1977), Canadian playwright and translator living in Quebec *

Fanny Buitrago Fanny Buitrago is a Colombian fiction writer and playwright best known for her novel ''Señora de la miel''. She was born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1943. Publications Her best-known book is ''Señora de la miel'' (''Senora Honeycomb'' or ''Mrs ...

(born 1943), Colombian fiction writer and playwright *

Fanny Cadeo Fanny Cadeo (born 11 September 1970) is an Italian actress, television personality, singer, and model.Rai Due"Fanny Capeo" Retrieved 3 November 2015 . Cadeo was born in Lavagna and studied acting with . She achieved her first success in 1992 when ...

(born 1970), Italian showgirl, model, television personality and singer *

Fanny Cagnard Fanny Cagnard (born 17 March 1981) is a French former competitive figure skater. She finished in the top ten at two World Junior Championships – 1997 and 1998 – and competed at three Champions Series events. After retiring from competition, ...

(born 1981), French competitive figure skater *

Fanny Calder Fanny Louise Calder (26 March 1838 – 6 June 1923) was a promoter of education in domestic subjects in Liverpool, England. The college that she created would in time become part of Liverpool John Moores University. Life Calder was born in Liverp ...

(1838–1923), promoter of education in domestic subjects in Liverpool *

Fanny Carby Fanny Carby (2 February 1925 – 20 September 2002) was a British character actress. She had two different roles on ''Coronation Street'': she played Mary Hornigold in 1965, then in 1987 she took the role of Vera Duckworth's domineering mot ...

(1925–2002), British actress *

Fanny Carlsen Fanny Carlsen was a German screenwriter of the silent era. As she was Jewish she was likely forced to emigrate with the Nazi Party's coming to power in 1933, although her exact fate is unknown.Nelmes & Selbo Selected filmography * '' The Yellow D ...

, German screenwriter of the silent era *

Fanny Carrió Francisca Emilia "Fanny" Carrió Sierra (born 3 December 1879; date of death unknown) was an active Uruguayan liberal feminist. Life and career The daughter of Emilia Sierra and Vicente Carrió García, Fanny Carrió married Félix Polleri Burgue ...

(fl. 1879–1949), Uruguayan liberal feminist *

Fanny Cerrito Francesca "Fanny" Cerrito (11 May 1817 – 6 May 1909) was an Italian ballet dancer and choreographer. She was a ballerina noted for the brilliance, strength, and vivacity of her dancing. She was also one of few women in the 19th century to be r ...

(1817–1909), Italian ballet dancer and choreographer born Francesca Cerrito * Fanny Chamberlain (1825–1905), wife of Joshua Chamberlain * Fanny Churberg (1845–1892), Finnish landscape painter *

Fanny Clamagirand Fanny Clamagirand (born 1984) is a French classical violinist. Biography and Career Born in 1984, Clamagirand started playing the violin at the age of seven. She was taught by L. Kolos, before joining J.J. Kantorow's postgraduate course at the C ...

(born 1984), French classical violinist * Fanny Colonna (1934–2014), French-Algerian sociologist and anthropologist *

Fanny Corbaux Marie Françoise Catherine Doetger "Fanny" Corbaux (1812–1883) was a British painter and biblical commentator. She was also the inventor of kalsomine (calcimine), whitewash with added zinc oxide. Life Corbaux was born in Paris, the daughter o ...

(1812–1883), British painter and biblical commentator *

Fanny Cornforth Fanny Cornforth (born Sarah Cox; 3 January 1835 – 24 February 1909) was an English artist's model, and the mistress and muse of the Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Cornforth performed the duties of housekeeper for Ross ...

(1835–1909), model and mistress of painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, real name thought to be Sarah Cox *

Fanny Corri-Paltoni Fanny Corri-Paltoni (born Frances or Francesca Corri) (1801 – 13 July 1861) was a celebrated British operatic soprano active in Europe between 1818 and 1835. It was said that she possessed a voice of remarkable beauty and that she had a fine s ...

, English operatic soprano active in Europe between 1818 and 1835 *

Fanny Cradock Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey (26 February 1909 – 27 December 1994), better known as Fanny Cradock, was an English restaurant critic, television chef and writer. She frequently appeared on television, at cookery demonstrations and in print with ...

(1909–1994), English restaurant critic, television cook and writer *

Fanny Currey Frances Wilmot "Fanny" Currey (30 May 1848 – 30 March 1917) was an Irish horticulturalist and watercolour painter. A founding member of Ireland's first amateur drawing society, the Water Colour Society of Ireland, Currey was widely exhi ...

(1848–1917), Irish horticulturalist and watercolour painter *

Fanny Deakin Fanny Deakin (1883–1968) was a politician from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, noted for her campaigns for better nourishment of young children and maternity care for mothers. She was born in Silverdale, a mining village near Ne ...

(1883–1968), politician from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England *

Fanny Deberghes Fanny Deberghes (born 21 February 1994) is a French swimmer. She competed for the French team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), offic ...

(born 1994), French swimmer *

Fanny Duarte Fanny may refer to: Given name * Fanny (name), a feminine given name or a nickname, often for Frances In slang * A term for the vulva, in Britain and many other parts of the English-speaking world * A term for the buttocks, in the United Stat ...

, Dominican Republic female badminton player *

Fanny Duberly Frances Isabella Duberly (27 September 1829 – 19 November 1902) was an English soldier’s wife who wrote a journal of her experiences on campaign in the Crimean War and the Indian Rebellion of 1857 which was afterwards published. Her husband ...

(1829–1903), English soldier's wife who wrote a journal of her experiences *

Fanny Carter Edson Fanny Carter Edson (October 5, 1887 – June 10, 1952) was an American petroleum geologist, She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1910 and returned to further specialize in Precambrian geology, earning her master's degree in 1913.Ame ...

(1887–1952), American petroleum geologist *

Fanny Fern Fanny Fern (born Sara Payson Willis; July 9, 1811 – October 10, 1872), was an American novelist, children's writer, humorist, and newspaper columnist in the 1850s to 1870s. Her popularity has been attributed to a conversational style and sense ...

(1811–1872), pen name of Sara Willis, American newspaper columnist, humorist, novelist, and author of children's stories *

Fanny Garrido Francisca González Garrido (1 September 1846 – 11 September 1917), better known as Fanny Garrido, was a Galician writer and translator. Biography Fanny Garrido was born in A Coruña in 1846, to military doctor Francisco González Garrido de ...

(1846–1917), Spanish writer *

Fanny Chambers Gooch Fanny Chambers Gooch (1849-1913) was an American writer. Early life Fanny Chambers Gooch was born in 1849 in Hillsboro, Mississippi, to William and Feriba Chambers.Fanny Heldy Fanny Heldy (29 February 1888 – 13 December 1973) was a Belgian lyric soprano opera singer. Life Born Marguerite Virginie Emma Clémentine Deceuninck in Ath (some sources say Liège), Hainaut Province, Belgium, she graduated from the Royal Cons ...

(1888–1973), Belgian operatic soprano born Marguerite Virginie Emma Clémentine Deceuninck *

Fanny Bury Palliser Fanny Bury Palliser (1805–1878) was an English writer on art, and lace. Life Born on 23 September 1805, she was daughter of Joseph Marryat, M.P., of Wimbledon, by his wife Charlotte, daughter of Frederic Geyer of Boston, Massachusetts; she w ...

(1805–1878), English writer on art, and lace *

Fanny Addison Pitt Fanny Addison (December 1847 – 7 January 1937), also known as Mrs. Henry Mader Pitt, was an English actress professionally known as Fanny Addison Pitt. Born in December 1847 in Birmingham, England, Fanny was the eldest daughter of the comedian ...

(1847–1937), English actress * Fanny Rubio (born 1949), Spanish academic *

Fanny Cochrane Smith Fanny Cochrane Smith (December 1834 – 24 February 1905) was an Aboriginal Tasmanian, born in December 1834. She is considered to be the last fluent speaker of the Flinders Island lingua franca, a Tasmanian language, and her wax cylinder recor ...

(1834–1905), Aboriginal Tasmanian *Princess

Fanny von Starhemberg Princess Franziska von Starhemberg (german: Franziska Fürstin von Starhemberg, also known as Fanny Starhemberg or Princess Fanny Starhemberg; 24 October 1875 - 27 April 1943), was an Austrian politician of the Christian Social Party. She was the ...

(1875–1943), Austrian politician born Franziska Gräfin von Larisch-Mönnich *

Fanny Tarnow Franziska Christiane Johanna Friederike "Fanny" Tarnow (17 December 1779, Güstrow – 4 July 1862, Dessau) was a German author. She wrote under the names Fanny Tarnow and F.T. Life Fanny Tarnow was the first child of the lawyer and secretary ...

(1779–1862), German writer born Franziska Christiane Johanna Friederike Tarnow *Frederick Fanny Walden (1888–1949), English footballer and cricketer

Fictional characters

Fanny Hill ''Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure''—popularly known as ''Fanny Hill''—is an erotic novel by English novelist John Cleland first published in London in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London,Wagner, "Introduction" ...

, the protagonist of ''Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure'', an erotic novel by John Cleland *

Fanny Price Frances "Fanny" Price (named after her mother) is the heroine in Jane Austen's 1814 novel, ''Mansfield Park''. The novel begins when Fanny's overburdened, impoverished family--where she is both the second-born and the eldest daughter out of 10 chi ...

, heroine of Jane Austen's 1814 novel ''Mansfield Park'' * Fanny (''Guilty Gear''), video game character * Fanny (''Sesame Street''), children's television character *

Flapper Fanny ''Flapper Fanny Says'' was a single-panel daily cartoon series starting on January 26, 1925, with a Sunday page (called ''Flapper Fanny'') following on August 7, 1932. Created by Ethel Hays, each episode featured a flapper illustration and a witti ...

, cartoon character *

Lord Fanny Lord Fanny is a fictional character in the comic book series '' The Invisibles'', a series published by DC Comics as a part of that company's Vertigo imprint. She is a shaman and a trans woman. History Fanny was assigned male at birth and g ...

, from the DC Comics series ''The Invisibles'' * Madame Fanny La Fan, in the BBC sitcom ''Allo 'Allo!'' * Aunt Fanny, a comic character played by Fran Allison on the radio show ''

Don McNeill's Breakfast Club ''Don McNeill's Breakfast Club'' was a long-running morning variety show on NBC Blue Network/ABC radio (and briefly on television) originating in Chicago, Illinois. Hosted by Don McNeill, the radio program ran from June 23, 1933, through December ...

'' * Aunt Fanny, in Enid Blyton's ''

The Famous Five ''The Famous Five'' is a series of children's adventure novels and short stories written by English author Enid Blyton. The first book, ''Five on a Treasure Island'', was published in 1942. The novels feature the adventures of a group of youn ...

'' novel series * Fanny Ekdahl, in Ingmar Bergman's 1982 film ''

Fanny and Alexander ''Fanny and Alexander'' ( sv, Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982 period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The plot focuses on two siblings and their large family in Uppsala, Sweden during the first decade of the twentieth century. ...

'' * Fanny, the main character in Marcel Pagnol's 1931 play ''

Fanny Fanny may refer to: Given name * Fanny (name), a feminine given name or a nickname, often for Frances In slang * A term for the vulva, in Britain and many other parts of the English-speaking world * A term for the buttocks, in the United States ...

'' and the 1932 film adaptation ''

'' * Francine "Fanny" Fullbright from the Cartoon Network animated series '' Codename: Kids Next Door''

Animals

Fanny (elephant) Fanny was a female Asian elephant who spent the majority of her life in a small zoo in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Biography Born in the wild in Asia, Fanny was purchased from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1958 by the City of Paw ...

(born 1940s), female Asian elephant who spent the majority of her life in a small zoo in Pawtucket, Rhode Island {{given name, cat1=Feminine given names, cat2=French feminine given names