Bonny vs. Bonnie — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bonny and Bonnie
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Bonny
Physically attractive or appealing; pretty.
Bonnie
Bonnie is a Scottish given name for either girls or boys, and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good).
Bonny
Excellent.
Bonnie
Physically attractive or appealing; pretty.
Bonny
(Geordie) bonnie
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Bonnie
Excellent.
Bonny
Handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful.
Till bonny Susan sped across the plain.
Far from the bonnie banks of Ayr.
Bonnie
Merry; happy.
Bonny
Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.
Be you blithe and bonny.
Report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the matin chime ere he quitted his bowl.
Bonnie
Beautiful; pretty; attractive; handsome.
Bonny
A round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a vein.
Bonnie
Fine, good (often used ironically).
My bonnie friend, come over here.
Bonny
Very pleasing to the eye;
My bonny lass
There's a bonny bay beyond
A comely face
Young fair maidens
Bonnie
Very pleasing to the eye;
My bonny lass
There's a bonny bay beyond
A comely face
Young fair maidens
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