bonnie

bonnie · adjective¹

1. Latin · derived frombonus“good”
2. Old French · derived frombon
3. Middle English · inherited from*bonie
4. English todaybonnie

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

bonnie · noun²

Clipping of bonfire.

Bonnie · proper noun³

Originally an American nickname from Scottish bonnie (“fine, beautiful”).

Words from the same roots