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Bonny

adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”). Geordie, alt-of, alternative

    "“[…]report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the mattin chime ere he quitted his bowl[…]”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    very pleasing to the eye wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from English.
  2. 2
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of bonnie (“bonfire”). Northern-Ireland, alt-of, alternative, informal

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Clipping of bonfire.

Etymology 3

Variant of Bonnie.

Etymology 4

Variant of Bonnie or Bonnet.

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