Meaning: Pretty
The story
Bonnie uses the Scots word for pretty, itself historically related to French bon, good. It is a word name rather than a Scottish Gaelic compound.
Nicknames
- Bon
Spellings & variants
- Bonny
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Climbing in the latest US data
Style
Origins
Bonnie comes from Scottish.
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