Fanny may refer to:

Given name

Fanny (name) Fanny is a feminine given name. It originated as a diminutive of the English given name Frances or the French Françoise, both meaning "freedom, free one", and of the Spanish name "Estefanía" and the French name Stephanie, Stéphanie, both meanin ...

, a feminine given name or a nickname, often for Frances

In slang

* A term for the

vulva In mammals, the vulva (: vulvas or vulvae) comprises mostly external, visible structures of the female sex organ, genitalia leading into the interior of the female reproductive tract. For humans, it includes the mons pubis, labia majora, lab ...

, in Britain and many other parts of the English-speaking world * A term for the

buttocks The buttocks (: buttock) are two rounded portions of the exterior anatomy of most mammals, located on the posterior of the pelvic region. In humans, the buttocks are located between the lower back and the perineum. They are composed of a lay ...

, in the United States

Plays and films

* ''Fanny'' (play), a 1931 play by Marcel Pagnol ** ''Fanny'' (1932 film), a French adaptation ** ''Fanny'' (1933 film), an Italian production ** ''Fanny'' (musical), a 1954 Broadway musical based on the Pagnol plays ''Marius,'' ''Fanny'' and ''César'' ** ''Fanny'' (1961 film), an American non-musical film based on the 1954 musical ** ''Fanny'' (2013 film), a French adaptation by Daniel Auteuil * '' Fanny: The Right to Rock'', a 2021 Canadian documentary film directed by Bobbi Jo Hart profiling Fanny (band)

Music

Fanny (band) Fanny was an American rock band, active in the early to mid 1970s. They were one of the first all-female rock groups to achieve critical and commercial success, including two ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top 40 singles. The group was founded by sist ...

, an American all-female band active in the early 1970s :* ''Fanny'' (album), 1970 self-titled debut album by the band * Fanny (singer) (born 1979), French singer *

Fanny J Fanny Jacques-André-Coquin better known as Fanny J (born in Cayenne in French Guiana on 6 October 1987) is a French singer of zouk and contemporary R&B. Career She started very early in music taking part in various local music competitions in ...

(born 1987), French singer from Guiana * "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)", a 1975 song by the Bee Gees from ''Main Course'' * "Fanny", a song by Argentine singer Leo Dan * "Fanny", a song by Spratleys Japs from ''Pony (Spratleys Japs album), Pony''

Places

* Fanny Township, Polk County, Minnesota * Fanny, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * 821 Fanny, an asteroid

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