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Bonnie
BonnieSay it BON-ee
- Meaning
- Pretty, beautiful, attractively lively; cheerful, merry Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, s.v. Bonny
- Say it
- BON-ee
- Other spellings
- Bonny, Bonni
Bonnie
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Bonnie meaning
Bonnie is an international girl's name of Scots origin (from French and Latin).
Pretty, beautiful, attractively lively; cheerful, merry
Bonnie is the Scottish spelling of the English word bonny. Webster's 1913 dictionary defines it as handsome, beautiful and pretty, with a lively, graceful charm, and also as merry and cheerful. The word probably came from French bon, bonne, "good", from Latin bonus. It is familiar from Scottish songs such as My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. In Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara's daughter is nicknamed Bonnie Blue. The name has a warm, old-fashioned feel, and its two clear syllables are easy for Indian grandparents to say.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), s.v. Bonny · entry bonny · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), Bonny
Popularity abroad
- #396 United States, girls 2025 (up 47 from 443 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #48 England and Wales, girls 2025
Office for National Statistics
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Spellings
Bonnie · Bonny · Bonni