Again commend your honesty, sadly the "saying" is historically somewhat more loaded than that, Fennec is also the emblematic animal of Algeria (and pride) where French had a long Imperial presence, and is a saying loaded with pejorative sentiment.
Most would be unaware of the "saying", and just think of the cute animal the name invokes.
Fennec Shand is a very cool name for her character, curious to see who she is.
And what the Mandalorian does to impress her so much,
....then jump to
2:49 Ming-Na Wen
So what's the opposite of a farmer? Some kind of total bad-ass!?
Apparently a mercenary/assassin , there is also some fan speculative concept art for her design.
Vanity Fair Interview Ming-Na Wen -
Meet Ming-Na Wen’s New Star Wars Assassin From The Mandalorian
“We got our inspiration really from the name. The idea of a fennec fox came to mind,” Wen explained
in a recent interview. “She’s tricky, and yet she’s able to maneuver and survive, and be stealthy—so very graceful and agile.
I just love that whole image with the name.” She continues to compare Shand to
Han Solo, stating that they’re both survivors who only began a life of crime to fulfill their own personal causes. Shand’s allegiance remains to be seen, however, with Wen adding, “Thinking that she’s a mercenary, it can go either way.”