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Is 'Fanny' a suitable name for my fifth?

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CulturallySophisticated · 22/06/2011 22:09

Hi all,

I'm 25 weeks in with my 5th at this moment in time and already starting to think of names!!! My current kids are Claire, Helen, Julie and Jago - was thinking maybe 'Fanny' if I get a girl as a name for my fifth because Fanny Craddock is an inspiration to me and I want to keep a piece of her legend in some way living on. What do you guys think? xx

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FoxyRevenger · 23/06/2011 10:17

Molly erm...take a load off, Annie

Grin

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Poshbaggirl · 22/06/2011 23:40

Are you seriously saying you didnt know Fanny was a slang word for a ladies private parts?
Call her Frances and shorten to Franny, but certainly not Fanny.

Tigerbomb · 22/06/2011 23:37

Just call her minge and be done with it

She will grow up tough

YankNCock · 22/06/2011 23:36

I read the thread title as 'Is Fanny a suitable name for my filth?' and wondered why anyone would refer to their vagina as 'filth'. Blush

Valpollicella · 22/06/2011 23:30

But it wold be pronounced La-bee-ah

Vair femminine

MollyMurphy · 22/06/2011 23:21

While I love the tune "The Weight" By the Band ("Take a load of Fanny")....all I can think of when I see that name is...well...one's Fanny.

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CulturallySophisticated · 22/06/2011 23:21

I don't like Labya, sounds too much like a lady's downstairs anatomy to me tbh...and thanks SullyO, I'll bear that in mind :) x

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Valpollicella · 22/06/2011 23:18

Why not Labya?

SullyO · 22/06/2011 23:16

don't give it as a first name, if you need to have that name use it as a middle name, she will get bullied being named Fanny by the current generation.

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CulturallySophisticated · 22/06/2011 23:15

Love Clitorella actually, what do you lot think? x

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Delphiii · 22/06/2011 23:13

Clitorella?

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CulturallySophisticated · 22/06/2011 23:11

OH!!!!!! Hahahahahahaahah! I'm sorry, I didn't realise it had such connotations! I've never heard that before, but alas, you don't think it'll cause playground bullying etc. do you? xx

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Ivortheengine8 · 22/06/2011 23:07

eeerrrrrrrrr NO!

stretch · 22/06/2011 23:05

snort @ "I often see a Fanny in my village" Grin

Agree with Delphiii though.

Valpollicella · 22/06/2011 23:05

Cuntalina sounds prettier than Fanny, tbh

Delphiii · 22/06/2011 23:03

I do believe at my sons' school when referring to a vagina, the term "fanny" is used. I don't know where this originates from, but, alas, Fanny will always have connotations. She may incessantly be told she's moist and hairy for example.
I always believed it was an excellent name, defaced by modern day society
x

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CulturallySophisticated · 22/06/2011 22:35

Can I ask, what is so bad about it? I often see a Fanny in my village, as we bump into each other when walking the dogs, and nobody has a bad word to say about her name...xx

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alliwant · 22/06/2011 22:18

get real! She will be tortured at school! Call her Francis if you must and she can shorten it to Frankie.

SecretNutellaFix · 22/06/2011 22:17

2/10

ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 22/06/2011 22:17

Ah, thanks Damsel.

Peachy · 22/06/2011 22:15

With Jo as a middle name?

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CulturallySophisticated · 22/06/2011 22:14

Ahhhh why does everyone hate it? It always sounded really sweet to me!!! xx

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missorinoco · 22/06/2011 22:13

Fanny better for number six really. Sorry

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