Johnny

\dʒɔ.ni\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of English origin, first recorded around XXᵉ siècle.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginEnglish
First recordedXXᵉ siècle
Pronunciation\dʒɔ.ni\
Also spelledJonny

Origin and meaning

From John + -y. In the sense of an Englishman, compare John Bull.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • East Frisia
  • Germany

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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