Bonnie
Bonnie comes from the Scottish word for pretty. The word’s older history is connected with Middle French bon, meaning good. The immediate Scottish sense and the earlier French word are different stages of that history, rather than a combined personality description.
- Meaning
- Pretty
- Name or word origin
- Scottish word name
Sources and meaning notes
The cited source distinguishes the Scottish word-name sense from its older French connection.
- Behind the Name: Bonnie The name form, its documented usage and the specific name-history relationships described here
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Catalog grouping: Female. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.
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