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Re: I the name Fanny short for another name. Â« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 12 August 08 15:36 BST (UK) Â». I have a gg grandmother whose birth was registered as Fanny, but in all census, marriage & death certs she is Frances.
While it's not likely that anyone would use Fanny or Fannie today, its original forms are far from out of the picture. Frances. The name Frances means French or Frenchman and came about as the feminine form of Francis in the 17th century, long after St. Francis of Assisi had already established the name.