Fannie - Meaning of Fannie

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[ 2 syll. fan-nie, fa-nn-ie ] The baby girl name Fannie is pronounced as FAEN-iy- †. Fannie is largely used in English and it is derived from Italian origins. Fannie is a pet form of the name Frances (English).

See also the related category italian.

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 was the most frequently used in 2018. Fannie has predominantly been a baby girl name, though in the past century it has also been used for boys. In 1902, baby girls named Fannie outnumbered boys by 39 times.

Baby names that sound like Fannie include Fanni (English), Fabiene, Fabienne (French), Fainne, Fani (English), Fanny (English and French), Fanya, Faunee, Fauney, Fauni, Faunie, Fauny, Fawna (English), Fayane, Fayanne, Fayna, Feeney, Fehime (Turkish), Fei Yen, and Femai.

† 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)"