English Explanatory Dictionary

bonny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”).
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of bonnie (“bonfire”).
name
  1. A female given name from English.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States.

Word forms

bonny bonnier more bonny bonniest most bonny bonnies Bonnys

Etymology

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.

Related words

Bight of Bonny

Derived words

bonnily bonniness unbonny
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