Etymology

bonny

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Today it means: A female given name from English. Full definition →

Middle English *boni ← Old French bon ← Latin bonus
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bonny · adjective1

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

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.

bonny · noun2

Clipping of bonfire.

Bonny · proper noun3

Variant of Bonnie.

Bonny · proper noun4

Variant of Bonnie or Bonnet.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchbon all →

bonnieboonBudgen

Latinbonus all →

bonusbonniebonaboonboniformtoki pona

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