# Bonnie

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɒni/ · frequency rank #11,844

## Definitions
1. A female given name from English.

## Etymology
Originally an American nickname from Scottish bonnie (“fine, beautiful”).

## Easily confused with
- **borne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnie-vs-borne)
- **Bowie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnie-vs-bowie)
- **Boone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnie-vs-boone)
- **bonny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnie-vs-bonny)
- **bounce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnie-vs-bounce)
- **Bosnia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnie-vs-bosnia)
- **boogie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnie-vs-boogie)
- **bookie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnie-vs-bookie)
- **brownie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnie-vs-brownie)
- **bunnies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnie-vs-bunnies)
- **bone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bone-vs-bonnie)
- **Bonn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonn-vs-bonnie)
- **Bondi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bondi-vs-bonnie)
- **bonne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonne-vs-bonnie)
- **Bodie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodie-vs-bonnie)
- **Bernie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bernie-vs-bonnie)
- **bonnet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnet-vs-bonnie)
- **beanie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beanie-vs-bonnie)
- **Bennie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bennie-vs-bonnie)
- **bonfire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonfire-vs-bonnie)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbonnie`, `bnonie`, `bonie`, `bonine`, `bonnei`, `obnnie`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bonnie