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Bon⋅nie

  [bon-ee]
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–noun
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”
Also, Bonny.

bon⋅ny

  [bon-ee] adjective, -ni⋅er, -ni⋅est, adverb, noun
–adjective
1. Chiefly Scot. pleasing to the eye; handsome; pretty.
2. British Dialect.
a. (of people) healthy, sweet, and lively.
b. (of places) placid; tranquil.
c. pleasing; agreeable; good.
–adverb
3. British Dialect. pleasingly; agreeably; very well.
–noun
4. Scot. and North England Archaic. a pretty girl or young woman.
Also, bonnie.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME (Scots) bonie, perh. < OF bon good + -ie -y 1 , perh. by analogy with jolie jolly

Related forms:
bon⋅ni⋅ly, adverb
bon⋅ni⋅ness, noun
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bon·ny also bon·nie   (bŏn'ē)   
adj.   bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots

  1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty.

  2. Excellent.


[Probably ultimately from French bon, good, from Latin bonus; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots.]
bon'ni·ly adv., bon'ni·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

bonny 
1548, of unknown origin, apparently connected in some way with O.Fr. bon, bone "good."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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