Fanny for a girl?

[LemonZebras]

Hi everyone,

I’m expecting a baby girl. My husband is French and is insistent that he wants to name our daughter after his aunt who raised him - Fanny! It’s a common French name, but the baby will be born and raised in the UK.

Am I unreasonable to say no and to worry that she would be bullied or made fun of? My husband thinks I’m overreacting and that the slang word is barely used nowadays and that not many people know of it.

I will be showing him this thread with the different responses.

Thank you

Really?? You need to ask?? Just NO!

How about Fufu, Minge or Muff? 🤣

It's another no from me! You can assure your husband that it is widely known and used in the UK in an unflattering way!

No. Just no....

No don't call her that.

Compromise with fran. Tell him what it means....

Under no circumstances can you call her Fanny 😂

No no no! Horrendous name for a baby!

May be acceptable abroad fair enough - I know in Sweden it’s popular but as this child is going to be brought up in the UK it’s a no from me

how would he feel if you wanted to name your baby a name that was unacceptable in France?

Please do not call your child Fanny! She will get so much grief!

Absolutely not! Poor child would be tormented. I would compromise on Francesca or Francine.

This has to be made up? As why would any sane woman entertain the idea to the point you are asking strangers on the internet? Fanny. Pahahahahaha

Scottish person here. Fanny is used as an insult here (to describe someone who you deem to be an absolute moron) on a daily basis. Not just for lady bits. Definite NO!!!!!!

Please NO! How about Francine/Francesca/Francis? If you were in France then fair play, but I've worked in schools (UK) and the bullying would be horrendous for the poor little mite

Louise is beautiful op!

I had the nickname ‘Fanny’ off my mum. It was from a film she saw and said I resembled a character 🙄anyway she was a school governer and was walking through school one day and referred to me as ‘Fanny’ let’s just say it was the start of my demise at school. I was bullied horrendously. I suffered anxiety and didn’t do great in my exams.

I resat at college where no one knew of me as ‘Fanny’ and I did good. I went on to university and I have a successful career.

However, im estranged from my parents now. My mum never took the bullying and name calling seriously. I asked her regularly to not call me ‘Fanny’ but use my correct name. She said it was her special name for me and she was hurt by my asking. I know my estrangement is not just down to the name, but as parents you have an obligation to your child. Research the name, it’s nicknames, it’s referencing and then make a decision. The fact it is slang for female genitalia is reason to maybe think again. Did his aunt have a middle name?

I hope you reach an agreement, but naming a child is almost as important as teaching them to swim!!!

Fanny for a girl and Dick for a boy. No.

Are they? Any Richard's i know are not shortened to Dick these days and I've only known a William to be shortened to Willie if people are taking the mickey.

My name Is Frances (boomer age). My mum always insisted on full names for all of us but at junior school a girl in my class started calling me Fani (spelt like that but pronounced Fanny) but that was before the name meant nothing else (think 1960s). It stuck. At uni I started to call myself Frankie which everyone from there still calls me. However my sisters still always call me Fani. My partner and family call me Franny!! I always introduce myself as Frances.

It is very well known and used 😆

Please don't do it. I have this name in my family tree and everyone I've talked to about my research has laughed. It's still commonly used for it's slang meaning!

Absolutely not!! It’s an ugly name and (in my country) is slang for a female’s genitals and in the US Fanny refers to a person’s arse.

This thread is now appearing on Facebook, and someone there had an absolutely brilliant comment: "Kids should be given the full name so they have the option of using it when they grow up. Call her Vagina. Fanny for short."

Let’s just leave this here!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=IcKlVojfMD4

So glad he backed down, OP. Louise is lovely. Lots of us my age (40's) but I do know a teen and a toddler Louise - I think it's pretty classic.

Side note, I'm surprised how many people don't know Francis is the male variant and Frances the female.

Don’t do it. My daughter and I call our lady bits ‘fanny!’