I'm not from an English speaking country, but I do know that "fanny" means "butt" in American English and "vagina" in British English.
In Germany and
France it is a relatively normal name. It's not common in Germany, but you hear it from time to time. In
France it was actually very common in the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Now I was wondering:
1) is the slang word used a lot? Where are you from, roughly (e.g. UK, Australia etc.)
2) is it still used a name at all where you live?
3) do you think it is usable?
4) do you like it or do you think you would like it if the word didn't exist?
5) does it have any chance to become usable again in the future (if you don't think it's usable now?)
I would never use it, but I must say that I kind of like the sound and look of it. But of course I didn't grow up in an English speaking country. It is close to
Annie or
Ellie in style.
Fanny or
Fannie?
And what do you think of
Stephanie,
Francesca etc. nickname
Fanny or
Fannie?