How do you pronounce bonnie?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɒni/.

Where does bonnie come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

bonnie

/ˈbɒni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: bon-nie
IPA: /ˈbɒni/

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Meaning

name

A female given name from English.

adj

Merry; happy.

adj

Beautiful; pretty; attractive; handsome.

adj

Fine, good (often used ironically).

noun

A bonfire; chiefly one several storeys tall and burned to celebrate Eleventh Night.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Rhett leaning over the child had said: 'Her eyes are going to be pea-green.' 'Indeed they are not,' cried Melanie indignantly, forgetting that Scarlett's eyes were almost that shade. 'They are going to be blue, like Mr O'Hara's eyes, as blue as - as blue as the bonnie blue flag.' 'Bonnie Blue Butler,' laughed Rhett, taking the child from her and peering more closely into the small eyes. And Bonnie she became until even her parents did not recall that she had been named for two queens."
"Be you blithe and bonny Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny."
"O once I lov'd a bonnie lass, / Aye, and I love her still"
"My bonnie friend, come over here."

Etymology

Originally an American nickname from Scottish bonnie (“fine, beautiful”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *bonie, bon, bonus

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

bonnier (comparative) more bonnie (comparative) bonniest (superlative) most bonnie (superlative) bonny (alternative) bonie (alternative) bonnies (plural)

Derived Forms

Inchbonnie

Phrases

Bonnie Brook

Synonyms

frolicsome cheerful blithe gay bonny comely fair sightly

Rhymes With

johnny ronnie dani giovanni donnie donny mani giuliani johnnie armani rani ronny