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bonny¹

Rhymes with -ɒni

Where it comes from

From Middle English *boni (attested only rarely as bon, boun), probably from Old French bon, feminine bonne (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). See bounty, and compare bonus, boon.

adjective bonnier · more bonny · bonniest · most bonny

  1. Geordie, alternative Alternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”). “[…]report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the mattin chime ere he quitted his bowl[…]”

bonny²

Rhymes with -ɒni

Where it comes from

Clipping of bonfire.

noun bonnies

  1. Northern Ireland, alternative, informal Alternative spelling of bonnie (“bonfire”).

Bonny³

Where it comes from

Variant of Bonnie.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from English.

Bonny⁴

Where it comes from

Variant of Bonnie or Bonnet.

proper noun Bonnys

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States.

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@misc{bonny_2026,
  title = {bonny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bonny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}