| The girl name Fannie [ 2 syll. fan-nie, fa-nn-ie ] is pronounced as FAENiy KEY. Fannie is largely used in English and it is derived from Italian origins. Fannie is a variant form of the name Franziska (German). Fannie is a pet form of the name Frances (English). Fannie is unusual as a baby name for girls. In 1900, 0.389% of baby girls were named Fannie. Its ranking then was #63. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is now of very light use. Among the group of girl names directly related to Fannie, Frances (English) was the most frequently used in 2007. Fannie has predominantly been a girl name, though in the past century it has also been used for boys. In 1902, girls named Fannie outnumbered boys by 39 times. Baby names that sound like Fannie include Fanny (English), Fima (Russian), Fina (English, German, Italian, Spanish, and Irish), Fiona (English, German, and Scottish), and Fíona (English and Irish). KEY: Pronunciation for Fannie: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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