Pronunciation | /ˈbɒni/ BON-ee |
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Gender | Primarily female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Scottish |
Meaning | Pretty, Attractive, Beautiful, Good |
Other names | |
Related names | Bona, Bonaccorso, Bonaparte, Bonaventura, Bonaventure, Boniface, Bonilla, Bonita, Bonney, Bonni, Bonnibel, Bonny |
Bonnie is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good). That is in turn derived from the Latin word "bonus" (good). The name can also be used as a pet form of Bonita.