Ronnie (name)

Last updated July 20, 2025

Ronnie is a given name. It can be a pet form of the masculine name Ronald and the feminine name Veronica.

The masculine Ronald is derived from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr , which is composed of the elements regin ("advice", "decision") and valdr ("ruler").^[1] The feminine Veronica is derived from a form of Berenice ,^[2] which is derived from the Greek Berenikē and Pherenīkē and means "victory bringer".^[3]

People

Female

Ronnie Abrams (born 1968), American judge
Ronnie Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
Ronnie Dunne (1927–2021), Irish operatic soprano and voice teacher
Ronnie Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
Ronnie Eldridge, American activist, businesswoman, politician, and television host
Ronnie Elliott, multiple people
Ronnie Fair (born 1978), American professional soccer player
Ronnie G, Nigerian radio presenter and broadcaster
Ronnie Gajownik (born 1993), American softball and baseball player
Ronnie Gibbons (born 1980), English professional footballer
Ronnie Gilbert (1926–2015), American folk singer, songwriter, actress and political activist
Ronnie Gorrie (born 1971/1972), Aboriginal Australian writer
Ronnie Lichtman (born 1950), American midwife, educator, writer and advocate for women's health
Ronnie Masterson (1926–2014), Irish actress
Ronnie L. Podolefsky (born 1950), American attorney, legal historian, social justice advocate, and feminist
Ronni Reis (born 1966), American tennis player
Ronnie Specter, American make-up artist
Ronnie Spector (1943–2022), American rock and pop singer, lead vocalist of the Ronettes; former wife of Phil Spector
Ronnie Stevens (disambiguation), multiple people
Ronnie Wells (1943–2007), American jazz singer and educator
Ronnie Wilbur, American theoretical and experimental linguist

Male

Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), English actor, comedian and writer
Ronnie Baxter (born 1961), English darts player
Ronnie Bell (American football) (born 2000), American football player
Ronnie Biggs (1929–2013), English thief
Ronnie Bryan (1898–1970), English cricketer and soldier
Ronnie Bucknum (1936–1992), American race car driver
Ronnie Bunting (1948–1980), Protestant Irish republican and socialist activist
Ronnie Burgess (1963–2021), American football player
Ronnie Burns (disambiguation), multiple people
Ronnie Coleman (born 1964), American bodybuilder
Ronnie Corbett (1930–2016), Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer and broadcaster
Ronnie de Mel (1925–2024), Sri Lanka Minister of Finance from 1977 to 1988
Ronnie DeVoe (born 1967), American singer
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010), American singer-songwriter and composer
Ronnie Dove (born 1935), American pop and country singer
Ronnie Dunn (born 1953), American singer-songwriter, record executive, and member of the country music duo Brooks & Dunn
Ronnie Eckstine (born 1943), American actor
Ronnie Harrell (born 1996), American basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ronnie Harrison (born 1997), American football player
Ronnie Hawkins (1935–2022), American rockabilly musician
Ronnie Henry (born 1984), English footballer
Ronnie Hickman (born 2001), American football player
Ronnie Lane (1946–1997), English musician, songwriter and producer
Ronnie Laws (born 1950), American jazz, rhythm and blues and funk saxophonist
Ronnie Leitch (1953–2018), Sri Lankan actor, vocalist, and comedian
Ronnie Lott (born 1959), American football player
Ronnie McCoury (born 1967), American mandolin player, singer and songwriter
Ronnie McKinnon (1940–2023), Scottish footballer
Ronnie McNutt (1987–2020), American Iraq War veteran, known for his live-streamed suicide
Ronnie Milsap (born 1943), American country music singer and pianist
Ronnie Moore (born 1953), English former football player and manager
Ronnie Morris (footballer) (born 1970), English former professional footballer
Ronnie Morris (rugby union) (1913–1983), Welsh rugby union player
Ronnie O'Sullivan (born 1975), English snooker player
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro (born 1985), American actor, part of the cast of the reality TV series Jersey Shore
Ronnie Perkins (born 1999), American football player
Ronnie Peterson (1944–1978), Swedish race car driver
Ronnie Price (born 1983), American basketball player
Ronnie Quintarelli (born 1979), Italian racing driver
Ronnie Radke (born 1983), American musician, songwriter, producer and rapper
Ronnie Ray (born 1954), American sprinter
Ronnie Robinson (roller derby) (1939–2001), American roller derby skater and coach and member of the Roller Derby Hall of Fame
Ronnie Scott (1927–1996), English jazz saxophonist and jazz club owner
Ronnie Schell (born 1931), American actor and comedian
Ronnie Scribner (born 1966), American actor
Ronnie Simpson (1930–2004), Scottish football goalkeeper
Ronnie Stern (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
Ronnie Thomas (born 1955), American race car driver
Ronnie Turner (1911–unknown), Rhodesian international lawn bowler
Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977), American vocalist, lyricist, and founding member of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ronnie Washington (born 1963), American football player
Ronnie Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
Ronnie Wood (born 1947), English rock musician, songwriter, and singer known as a member of the Rolling Stones
Ronnie Bakrania (born 1995), Kenyan Boy

Fictional characters

Female

Big Ronnie, a tailor in Marvel Comics
Ronnie Clayton, from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
Veronica Lodge, Archie Comics character
Ronnie Mitchell, from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Veronica "Ronny" Robinson, the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
Ronnie Anne Santiago, a character in The Loud House

Male

Ronnie, a semi-recurring character in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave
Ronnie Bailey, from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
Ronnie Dobbs, lead character of the film Run Ronnie Run also featured in various sketches on the HBO sketch comedy series Mr Show
Ronnie Pilgrim, protagonist of the Jethro Tull album A Passion Play
Ronnie Raymond, DC Comics character
Ronnie Woodson, from the BBC soap opera Doctors

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 234, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 .
↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 270, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 .
↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 32, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 .

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[Hanks-234-1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 234, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 .

[Hanks-270-2] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 270, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 .

[Hanks-32-3] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 32, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 .

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