Johnny

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Johnny
GenderPrimarily male
Language(s) English
Origin
Language(s) English, Hebrew
Word/nameDiminutive form of John
Other names
Variant form(s)
Related names John, Johnathan, Johnathon, Johnson, Jonny
See also Seonaidh

Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females.

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Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johnni and Johni. [1] The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as Seonaidh. [2]

Notable people and characters named Johnny or Johnnie include:

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References

  1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 146, ISBN   978-0-19-861060-1
  2. Robertson, Boyd; Taylor, Iain (2003), Teach Yourself Gaelic, Teach Yourself, pp. 340–341