Surname of Swiss pediatrician Guido Fanconi (1892-1979), who described both Fanconi anemia (
费康尼贫血, a hereditary bone-marrow failure) and Fanconi syndrome (
费康尼综合征, a kidney tubular disorder).
费 (fèi, 'fa-' — 'expense'),
康 (kāng, '-con-' — 'health'),
尼 (ní, '-ni' — Buddhist 'nun', favored final-syllable transliteration char).