Bonnie

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Bonnie, Bonny or Bonne is a given name commonly used for females. It is rarely used as a male given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference. It comes from the Scottish word "bonnie" meaning "pretty, attractive" also similar adjectives like charming, beautiful and excellent.^[1] That is in turn derived from the Latin word "bonus" meaning good. This link also explains the French meaning of "bon" meaning also meaning good and also "sweet".^[2] The name can also be used as a pet form of Bonita. Bonnie is often used as a nickname or a form of endearment towards a loved one.

Cultural

It is phonetically related to many eastern traditions such as Bon in Tibet the ancient religion preceding Buddhism and the Bon Festival in Japan.

Bonnie is the main character in the Scottish folk song My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It was covered by The Beatles a year after their formation in 1961, peaking at #5 in a German chart. Legend suggests the title My Bonnie played a role in their early recognition and later success.

Bonnie the orangutan was noted for her musical abilities, namely whistling.

Tropical Systems and Hurricanes

• Hurricane Bonnie (1986) (struck Texas and Louisiana)
• Hurricane Bonnie (1992)
• Hurricane Bonnie (1998) (struck North Carolina causing $720 million damages, 1998 USD)
• Tropical Storm Bonnie (2004) (struck northwest Florida the day before Hurricane Charley devastated the state)

People (selection)

Women

• Bonnie Bartlett (born 1929), American actress
• Bonnie Bedelia (born 1948), American actress
• Bonnie Bernstein (born 1970), American sportscaster
• Bonnie Bianco (born 1963), American singer and actress
• Bonnie Blair (born 1964), retired American speedskater
• Bonnie Bramlett (born 1944), American singer and sometime actress
• Bonnie Crombie (born 1960), Canadian politician, formerly Member of the Canadian Parliament
• Bonnie Curtis (born 1966), American film producer
• Bonnie Dasse (born 1959), retired American track and field athlete
• Bonnie Dobson (born 1940), Canadian folk music songwriter, singer, and guitarist
• Bonnie Dunbar (born 1949), retired American astronaut
• Bonnie Franklin (died 2013), American actress
• Bonnie Fuller (born 1956), Canadian media executive
• Bonnie Gadusek (born 1963), retired American professional tennis player
• Bonnie Greer (born 1948), American-British playwright, novelist and critic
• Bonnie Guitar (born 1923), American Country-Pop Singer
• Bonnie Hunt (born 1961), comedienne, actress, director, producer, writer, host, and voice artist
• Bonnie Koloc (born 1946), American folk music singer-songwriter, actress, and artist
• Bonnie Langford (born 1964), British actress, dancer and entertainer
• Bonnie Loo (born 1994, winner of Singaporean singing competition, Campus SuperStar (season 4)
• Bonnie Lou (born 1924), American rock and roll and country music singer
• Bonnie Lythgoe, former British dancer, theatre producer and director
• Bonnie MacBird (born 1951), American actress, playwright, screenwriter and producer
• Bonnie McFarlane (born 1973), Canadian stand-up comedian and writer
• Bonnie McKee (born 1984), award-winning American singer, songwriter, and actress
• Bonnie Mealing (died 2002), Australian freestyle and backstroke swimmer
• Bonnie Owens (died 2006), American country music singer
• Bonnie Parker American Gangster (Bonnie and Clyde)
• Bonnie Pink (born 1973), Japanese singer, songwriter, and musician
• Bonnie Poe (died 1993), American actress
• Bonnie Pointer (born 1950), American R&B and disco singer (of The Pointer Sisters)
• Bonnie Raitt (born 1949), American blues singer-songwriter and slide guitar player
• Bonnie Rideout (born 1962), award winning Scottish fiddler
• Bonnie Schneider, American television meteorologist and author
• Bonnie Sherr Klein (born 1941), Canadian feminist filmmaker, author and disability rights activist
• Bonnie Somerville (born 1974), American actress and singer
• Bonnie Tyler (born 1951), Welsh singer
• Bonnie Wright (born 1991), British actress, fashion model, screenwriter, director and producer
• Bonnie Zacherle (born 1946),American designer, Creator of My Little Pony toy line.

Men

• Bonnie Stewart (died 1994), professor of mathematics
• Bonnie "Prince" Billy (b. 1970), stage name for Will Oldham
• Bonnie Prince Charlie (b.1720), also known as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
• Bonaventure (b.1221), St. Bonaventure, contemporary of St. Thomas Aquinas

Fictional characters

• Bonnie Swanson, from the animated series Family Guy
• Bonnie Anderson, in Toy Story 3
• Bonnie Bennett, from the novel series The Vampire Diaries
• Bonnie Malloy the main character of the TV series Life with Bonnie
• "Bonnie Blue" the nickname given to the daughter of Scarlett and Rhett Butler from Gone With the Wind. The movie portrayal moderately boosted the name in popularity at the time.

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