Jonny

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Jonny
GenderMasculine
Language(s)English language
Origin
Language(s)English language
Word/name1. Jonathan
2. Jon
3. Jonas/Jonah
Other names
Variant form(s)Johnny, Jonnie

Jonny is a masculine given name, and pet name, in the English language. A pet form of Jon, the natural diminutive of given name Jonathan, in some cases it can also mean a condom. A variant form of Jonny is Jonnie.[1]

People with the name

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  • Jonny (footballer) (born 1994), Spanish footballer currently playing for Wolves
  • Jonny Buckland (born 1977), English musician and guitarist for the band Coldplay
  • Jonny Clayton (born 1974), Welsh professional darts player
  • Jonny Craig (born 1986), Canadian-American singer-songwriter
  • Jonny Evans (born 1988), Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Leicester City F.C.
  • Jonny Greenwood (born 1971), English musician and guitarist for the band Radiohead
  • Jonny Hector (born 1964), Swedish chess Grandmaster
  • Jonny Howson (born 1988), English footballer currently playing for Middlesbrough F.C.
  • Jonny Kim (born 1984), American navy lieutenant, physician, and astronaut
  • Jonny Lang (born 1981), American blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • Jonny Lee Miller (born 1972), British-American actor
  • Jonny Lindfors (born 1975), Swedish Army officer
  • Jonny Wilkinson (born 1979), English rugby player
  • Jonny Bairstow (born 1989), English cricketer
  • Jonny Harris (born 1975), Canadian actor and comedian

Fictional characters

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  • Jonny, an Ed, Edd n Eddy character
  • The title character of Jonny Quest
  • Jonny Keogh, one of the main characters in the BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps

See also

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  • Johnny, given name
  • Jonnie, given name

References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 147, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
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