Bonnie
| Bonnie | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɒni/ BON-ee |
| Gender | male or female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Scottish |
| Meaning | Pretty, Attractive, Beautiful, Good |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Bonita |
Bonnie is a Scottish given name commonly used for females. It is rarely used as a male given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference. It comes from the Scottish word "bonnie" meaning "pretty, attractive", which was itself derived from Middle French bonne "good" as a way to describe a fair, good and beautiful girl. That is in turn derived from the Latin word "bonus" meaning good. The name can also be used as a pet form of Bonita. Bonnie is often used as a nickname or a form of endearment towards a loved one.
Cultural
Bonnie is the main character in the Scottish folk song "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean". It was covered by The Beatles a year after their formation in 1961, peaking at #5 in a German chart. Legend suggests the album My Bonnie played a role in their early recognition and later success.
Bonnie the orangutan was noted for her musical abilities, namely whistling.
Tropical systems and hurricanes
- Hurricane Bonnie (1986) (struck Texas and Louisiana)
- Hurricane Bonnie (1992)
- Hurricane Bonnie (1998) (struck North Carolina)
- Tropical Storm Bonnie (2004) (struck northwest Florida)
Notable people
Women
- Bonnie Bartlett (born 1929), American actress
- Bonnie Bedelia (born 1948), American actress
- Bonnie Bernstein (born 1970), American sportscaster
- Bonnie Bianco (born 1963), American singer and actress
- Bonnie Blair (born 1964), retired American speedskater
- Bonnie Bramlett (born 1944), American singer and sometime actress
- Bonnie Crombie (born 1960), Canadian politician, formerly Member of the Canadian Parliament
- Bonnie Curtis (born 1966), American film producer
- Bonnie Dasse (born 1959), retired American track and field athlete
- Bonnie Dobson (born 1940), Canadian folk music songwriter, singer, and guitarist
- Bonnie Dunbar (born 1949), retired American astronaut
- Bonnie Franklin (died 2013), American actress
- Bonnie Fuller (born 1956), Canadian media executive
- Bonnie Gadusek (born 1963), retired American professional tennis player
- Bonnie Garland, American murder victim
- Bonnie Gold, American mathematician
- Bonnie Greer (born 1948), American-British playwright, novelist and critic
- Bonnie Guitar (born 1923), American Country-Pop Singer
- Bonnie Hunt (born 1961), comedian, actress, director, producer, writer, host, and voice artist
- Bonnie Koloc (born 1946), American folk music singer-songwriter, actress, and artist
- Bonnie Langford (born 1964), British actress, dancer and entertainer
- Bonnie Loo (born 1994, winner of Singaporean singing competition, Campus SuperStar (season 4)
- Bonnie Lou (born 1924), American rock and roll and country music singer
- Bonnie Lythgoe, former British dancer, theatre producer and director
- Bonnie MacBird (born 1951), American actress, playwright, screenwriter and producer
- Bonnie McFarlane (born 1973), Canadian stand-up comedian and writer
- Bonnie McKee (born 1984), award-winning American singer, songwriter, and actress
- Bonnie Mealing (died 2002), Australian freestyle and backstroke swimmer
- Bonnie Owens (died 2006), American country music singer
- Bonnie Parker American Gangster (Bonnie and Clyde)
- Bonnie Pink (born 1973), Japanese singer, songwriter, and musician
- Bonnie Poe (died 1993), American actress
- Bonnie Pointer (born 1950), American R&B and disco singer (of The Pointer Sisters)
- Bonnie Raitt (born 1949), American blues singer-songwriter and slide guitar player
- Bonnie Rideout (born 1962), award winning Scottish fiddler
- Bonnie Schneider, American television meteorologist and author
- Bonnie Sherr Klein (born 1941), Canadian feminist filmmaker, author and disability rights activist
- Bonnie Somerville (born 1974), American actress and singer
- Bonnie Tyler (born 1951), Welsh singer
- Bonnie Wright (born 1991), British actress, fashion model, screenwriter, director and producer
- Bonnie Zacherle (born 1946), American designer, Creator of My Little Pony toy line.
Men
- Bonnie Stewart (died 1994), professor of mathematics
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (b. 1970), stage name for Will Oldham
- Bonnie Prince Charlie (b.1720), also known as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
- Bonaventure (b.1221), St. Bonaventure, contemporary of St. Thomas Aquinas
Fictional characters
- Bonnie Swanson, from the animated series Family Guy
- Bonnie Anderson, in Toy Story 3
- Bonnie McCullough, a character in the book series, The Vampire Diaries
- Bonnie Bennett, from the television series The Vampire Diaries
- Bonnie Malloy, the main character of the TV series Life with Bonnie
- Bonnie Rockwaller, the self-proclaimed "mean girl" on the animated series "Kim Possible"
- Bonnie Winterbottom, a character in the TV series How To Get Away With Murder
- Bonnie Butler, in Gone with the Wind
- Bonnie MacFarlane, a major character in Red Dead Redemption
- Bonnie Bunny, a major character in Five Nights at Freddy's
- Bonnie, one of Ash Ketchum's friends and is Clemont's younger sister in Pokémon The Series: XY
- Bonnie Plunkett, main character in CBS sitcom Mom (TV series)
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