Bonnie, is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It comes from the

Scots language Scots ( endonym: ''Scots''; gd, Albais, ) is an Anglic language variety in the West Germanic language family, spoken in Scotland and parts of Ulster in the north of Ireland (where the local dialect is known as Ulster Scots). Most commonly ...

word "bonnie" (pretty, attractive), or the French

bonne Bonne or Bonné can refer to: People ; Given name * Bonne of Armagnac (1399 – 1430/35), eldest daughter of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac and of Bonne of Berry * Bonne of Artois, (1396-1425), daughter of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu and of Mar ...

(good). That is in turn derived from the Latin word "bonus" (good). The name can also be used as a pet form of Bonita.

People named Bonnie

Women

* Bonnie Bartlett (born 1929), American actress * Bonnie Bedelia (born 1948), American actress * Bonnie Bernstein (born 1970), American sportscaster * Bonnie Bianco (born 1963), American singer and actress *

Bonny Blair Bonny may refer to: People *Anne Bonny (1702–c. 1782), notorious woman pirate *Bonny Sengupta, Indian Bengali Film Actor *Bonny Barry (born 1960), Australian politician *Bonny Hicks (1968–1997), model and writer *Jan Bonny (born 1979), German ...

(born 1964), retired American speedskater * Bonnie Bramlett (born 1944), American singer and sometime actress *

Bonnie Crombie Bonnie Crombie ( Stack, born February 5, 1960) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 6th and current Mayor of Mississauga, Ontario since December 1, 2014. From 2008 to 2011, she was a Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Missi ...

(born 1960), Canadian politician, formerly Member of the Canadian Parliament *

Bonnie Curtis Bonnie Kathleen Curtis (born March 26, 1966) is an American film producer whose credits include ''Saving Private Ryan'', ''A.I.'', ''Minority Report'', and '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', directed by Steven Spielberg. Her first solo project ...

(born 1966), American film producer * Bonnie Dasse (born 1959), retired American track and field athlete * Bonnie Dobson (born 1940), Canadian folk music songwriter, singer, and guitarist * Bonnie Dunbar (born 1949), retired American astronaut *

Bonnie Franklin Bonnie Gail Franklin (January 6, 1944 – March 1, 2013) was an American actress, known for her leading role as Ann Romano in the television series '' One Day at a Time'' (1975–1984). She was nominated for Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards. ...

(1944–2013), American actress * Bonnie Fuller (born 1956), Canadian media executive *

Bonnie Gadusek Bonnie Gadusek (born September 11, 1963) is a retired American professional tennis player. Career Gadusek started a career in gymnastics, training for the 1980 Olympics, but fell from uneven parallel bars and landed on her neck, dislocating two ...

(born 1963), retired American professional tennis player *

Bonnie Garland The murder of Bonnie Garland took place on July 7, 1977, in Scarsdale, New York. Details of the crime In the early-morning hours of July 7, 1977, around 2 a.m. Yale graduate Richard Herrin bludgeoned his ex-girlfriend, Yale college senior Bonnie ...

, American murder victim * Bonnie Garmus, American author *

Bonnie Gold Bonnie Gold (born 1948) is an American mathematician, mathematical logician, philosopher of mathematics, and mathematics educator. She is a professor emerita of mathematics at Monmouth University. Education and career Gold completed her Ph.D. i ...

, American mathematician *

Bonnie Greer Bonnie Greer, OBE FRSL (born 16 November 1948) is an American-British playwright, novelist, critic and broadcaster, who has lived in the UK since 1986. She has appeared as a panellist on television programmes such as ''Newsnight Review'' and ''Qu ...

(born 1948), American-British playwright, novelist and critic * Bonnie Guitar (born 1923), American Country-Pop Singer * Bonnie Henry (born 1965/66), Provincial Health Officer for

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

* Bonnie Hunt (born 1961), comedian, actress, director, producer, writer, host, and voice artist * Bonnie Koloc (born 1946), American folk music singer-songwriter, actress, and artist * Bonnie Langford (born 1964), British actress, dancer and entertainer *

Bonnie Lee Bonnie Lee (June 11, 1931 – September 7, 2006) was an American Chicago blues singer known as "The Sweetheart of the Blues". She is best remembered for her lengthy working relationships with Sunnyland Slim and Willie Kent. David Whiteis, who in ...

(1931–2006), American Chicago blues singer * Bonnie Loo (born 1994), Singapore-based Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress * Bonnie Lou (born 1924), American rock and roll and country music singer *

Bonnie Lythgoe Bonita Lythgoe (née Shawe; born 1949) is a British former dancer who, since the 1990s and 2000s, has been the producer and director of various theatre productions, including pantomimes. In 1969, aged 19, Lythgoe auditioned for the BBC's Young G ...

, former British dancer, theatre producer and director *

Bonnie MacBird Bonnie MacBird is an American writer, actress and producer of screen, stage and prose. She is the original writer of the science fiction film ''Tron''. MacBird is a native of San Francisco, California and graduated from Stanford University w ...

(born 1951), American actress, playwright, screenwriter and producer * Bonnie Mathieson (1945–2018), American scientist * Bonnie McFarlane (born 1973), Canadian stand-up comedian and writer * Bonnie McKee (born 1984), award-winning American singer, songwriter, and actress *

Bonnie Mealing Phillomena Alecia "Bonnie" Mealing (28 July 1912 – 1 January 2002) was an Australian freestyle and backstroke swimmer of the 1920s and 1930s, who won a silver medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the ...

(1912–2002), Australian freestyle and backstroke swimmer * Bonnie Milligan, musical theater performer and television actor *

Bonnie Owens Bonnie Owens (October 1, 1929 – April 24, 2006), born Bonnie Campbell, was an American country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later Merle Haggard. Biography She was born Bonnie Campbell in Blanchard, Oklahoma, United Stat ...

(1929–2006), American country music singer *

Bonnie Parker Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut (Champion) Barrow (March 24, 1909May 23, 1934) were an American criminal couple who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression. The co ...

(1910–1934), American gangster (Bonnie and Clyde) *

Bonnie Pink , known by her stage name Bonnie Pink, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She writes and composes all her songs, and plays guitar and piano. Asada has said that the name Bonnie Pink is random and has no special meaning; she chose it b ...

(born 1973), Japanese singer, songwriter, and musician *

Bonnie Poe Bonnie Poe (October 15, 1912 – October 16, 1993) was an American actress and voice artist, best known for providing the voice for the Fleischer Studios animated character Betty Boop beginning in 1933, starting with the Popeye the Sailor seri ...

(1912–1993), American actress * Bonnie Pointer (1950–2020), American R&B and disco singer (of

The Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters are an American pop and R&B singing group from Oakland, California, that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, jazz, electronic music, bebop, b ...

) *

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...

(born 1949), American blues singer-songwriter and slide guitar player * Bonnie Rideout (born 1962), award-winning Scottish fiddler * Bonnie Schneider, American television meteorologist and author *

Bonnie Shemie Bonnie Shemie (born May 10, 1949) is an author and illustrator who has written educational books for children including a series about Native American dwellings. She was born in the U.S. and lives in Canada. Her writing highlights pre-modern cons ...

(born 1949), American-Canadian author and illustrator *

Bonnie Sherr Klein Bonnie Sherr Klein (born 1941) is a feminist filmmaker, author and disability rights activist. Early life and education Bonnie Sherr Klein was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1941 to working class Jewish parents. She attended public ...

(born 1941), Canadian feminist filmmaker, author and disability rights activist * Bonnie Sherk (1945–2021), American artist * Bonnie Somerville (born 1974), American actress and singer * Bonnie Tyler (born 1951), Welsh singer *

Bonnie Wright Bonnie Francesca Wright''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 17 February 1991) is an English actress, filmmaker, and environmental activist. She is best known for her role as Ginny Weasley ...

(born 1991), British actress, fashion model, screenwriter, director and producer *

Bonnie Zacherle Bonnie D. Zacherle (born November 14, 1946) is an American illustrator and designer who now resides in Warrenton, Virginia. Zacherle is known as the original creator of the best-selling ''My Little Pony'' toy line. She is also the creator of '' ...

(born 1946), American designer, Creator of

My Little Pony ''My Little Pony'' (''MLP'') is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature c ...

toy line.

Men

* Bonnie Stewart (died 1994), professor of mathematics *

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...

(b. 1970), stage name for Will Oldham *

Bonnie Prince Charlie Bonnie, is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good). That ...

(b.1720), also known as Prince Charles Edward Stuart

Fictional characters

* Bonnie Green, a character in ''

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase ''The Wolves of Willoughby Chase'' is a children's novel by Joan Aiken, first published in 1962. Set in an alternative history of England, it tells of the adventures of cousins Bonnie and Sylvia and their friend Simon the goose-boy as they thw ...

''. * Bonnie, a character in '' Pokémon The Series: XY'' * Bonnie, a character from '' The Walking Dead'' video games 'and television series * Bonnie, a character in the TV show '' Who's the Boss?'' * Bonnie, a character in the video game '' Brawl Stars'' * Bonnie Anderson, in ''Toy Story'' * Bonnie Brindle, a character in sitcom '' Small Wonder (TV series)'' * Bonnie Castle, Original Sin , played by Angelina Joile * Bonnie Malloy, the main character of the TV series ''

Life with Bonnie ''Life with Bonnie'' is an ABC television sitcom that originally aired from September 17, 2002 to April 9, 2004. The show outlined the life of character Bonnie Malloy, who juggled her personal life and her job as a daytime TV talk show host. The s ...

'' * Bonnie McCullough, a character in the book series, ''

The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the The Vampire Diaries (novel series), book series ...

'' * Bonnie McMurray, a reoccurring character on the Canadian television sitcom ''

Letterkenny Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the R ...

'' *

Bonnie Bennett ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American fantasy-drama television series which was first broadcast on The CW from 2009 to 2017, airing 171 episodes over 8 seasons. Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec adapted the TV series from L.J. Smith's no ...

, from the television series ''The Vampire Diaries'' * Bonnie Rockwaller, the self-proclaimed "mean girl" on the animated series ''

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while coping wi ...

'' * Bonnie Butler, in '' Gone with the Wind'' * Bonnie MacFarlane, a major character in '' Red Dead Redemption'' * Bonnie Plunkett, main character in CBS sitcom ''

Mom ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given childbirth, birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the cas ...

'' * Bonnie Simpson, a character in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie '' She's Out of Control#Cast, She's Out of Control'' *

Bonnie Swanson ''Family Guy (franchise), Family Guy'' is an American animated comedy multimedia franchise originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company, primarily based on the animated series ''Family Guy'' (1999–presen ...

, from the animated series ''Family Guy'' * Bonnie the Bunny, a major character in '' Five Nights at Freddy's'' * Bonnie Watkins, a casual character who was Roseanne's coworker on the First Edition of the sitcom ''

Roseanne ''Roseanne'' is an American sitcom television series created by Matt Williams and Roseanne Barr which aired on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May 22, 2018. The show stars Barr as Roseann ...

'' *

Bonnie Winterbottom Bonnie Winterbottom is a fictional character created in 2014 by Peter Nowalk. Portrayed by Liza Weil, she is a Philadelphia-based associate attorney who works for Annalise Keating's firm, and is one of the main characters on the ABC legal drama ...

, a character in the TV series ''How to Get Away with Murder'' * Bonnie from doll line and animated series '' Cry Babies''

People named Bonnie

Women

Men

Fictional characters

See also