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Johnnie - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Johnnie

[ 2 syll. joh-(n)nie, jo-hnn-ie ] The girl name Johnnie is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being more popular. It is pronounced JHAANiy KEY. Johnnie has its origins in the Hebrew language and it is used largely in English.

Johnnie is a pet form of the English Johnna.

Johnnie is also a pet form of the English Jane.

Johnnie is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1928 with 0.094% of baby girls being named Johnnie. It was #182 in rank then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use now. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Johnnie, the English Jane was the most widely used. Johnnie has primarily been a boy name in the last century. In 1974, 4 times more boys than girls were given the name Johnnie.

Baby names that sound like Johnnie include the English Johnie, the English Jacqueine, the Iranian Jahan, the English Jahna, the English Jaimie, the English and Polish Jama, the English Jamay, the English Jame, the English Jamey, the English Jami, the English Jamie, the English Jamii, the English Jammie, the English Jamy, the English Jamye, the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Polish, Slavic, and Latvian Jana, the English Janae, the Arabic Janan, the English Janay, and the English Janean.

KEY: Pronunciation for Johnnie: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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