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 [ 2 syll. bon-nie, bo-nn-ie ] The girl name Bonnie is pronounced BAANiy KEY. Bonnie has its origins in the Spanish and Scottish languages. It is used largely in English and Scottish. Spanish and Scottish origin: The Scottish word bonnie ('pretty') is itself from the Old French bon ('good') and ultimately the Latin bonum ('good'). The name was given a boost in popularity by its appearance as the nickname of Scarlett O'Hara's baby in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind (1936); in the novel, her real name is Eugenie Victoria but she has eyes as blue as the 'bonnie blue flag' in reference to the Confederacy. The name was also borne by the infamous bank robber and gangster Bonnie Parker (1910-1934), who together with his partner Clyde Barrow was the subject of the film Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Variant forms of Bonnie include Banee (Vietnamese), Bonnell (English), Bonnin (English), Bunni (English), Bunnie (English), and Bunny (English). In addition, Bonnie is a pet form of Bonita (English and Spanish) in the English language. The spelling variants Bonney (English), Bonni (English), and Bonny (English and Scottish) are other forms of the name. Bonnie is rare as a baby girl name. At the peak of its usage in 1942, 0.635% of baby girls were named Bonnie. It was #34 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a substantial drop in popularity since then, and is of only sporadic use today. Out of all girl names in its family, Bonnie was nevertheless the most commonly used in 2008. The name Bonnie has primarily been a girl name, although it has also been given to boys in the last century. In 1953, 139 times as many girls than boys were given the name Bonnie. Baby names that sound like Bonnie include Bonie (Spanish), Bonney (English), Bonni (English), Bonny (English and Scottish), Baibín (Irish), Banan (Arabic), Banee (Vietnamese), Banhi (Indian), Bano (Urdu), Bebhinn (Irish), Bena (English and Polish), Benni (English), Bennie (English), Bevan (English), Bevin (English and Irish), Béibhinn (Irish), Bhuma (Indian), Bian, Bina (Czech, Italian, and Hebrew), and Binah (Hebrew and Yiddish). Details of famous persons named Bonnie: KEY: Pronunciation for Bonnie: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
