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I live in Scotland and I reckon it would be a horrendous thing to do to call your child Fanny here. It’s used widely as an insult, especially among the younger generations (eg. ‘That guy’s a total fanny’ if you think someone’s an idiot). At the very least the name would raise some sniggers from school classmates, but probably worse bullying to be honest.

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So,
1. Yes, a lot.
2. It hasn’t been used as a given name since they started publishing the full list of names in Scotland each year in 2005. I also don’t think anyone called Frances, etc would willingly use it as a nickname here.
3. Absolutely not.
4. No I don’t.
5. Certainly not here anyway.