Question: is fanny a real word?
Answer: Fanny is a given name. A diminutive of the French name Frances meaning “free one”, and of the name “Estefany”, the Spanish version of Stephanie meaning “crown”. ... Sometimes the name Fanny (פאני/פני) derived from Yiddish, as an anglicized Feigel, Feigele, or Feiga, Fejga.