bonny
adjective
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adj
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.
- Alternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”).
““[…]report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the mattin chime ere he quitted his bowl[…]””
““ A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad,””
name
Etymology: Variant of Bonnie or Bonnet.
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States.
noun
Etymology: Clipping of bonfire.
- Alternative spelling of bonnie (“bonfire”).