Meanings
nonny1
- A meaningless word used in refrains, especially in old English ballads and glees.
Then sigh not so, But let them go, And be you blithe and bonny, Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny.
1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]
nonny2
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Diminutive of anonymous with -y.
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