Jonny is a masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
, and
pet name, in the
English language. A pet form of
Jon
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".Jonathan
Jonathan may refer to:
*Jonathan (name), a masculine given name
Media
* ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer
* ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski
* ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...
, in some cases it can also mean a condom. A variant form of ''Jonny'' is ''
Jonnie''.
People with the name
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Jonny (footballer)
Jonathan Castro Otto (born 3 March 1994), commonly known as Jonny, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers as a right or left-back.
He began his career with Celta, making his debut with th ...
(born 1994), Spanish footballer currently playing for
Wolves
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Jonny Buckland (born 1977), English musician and guitarist for the band
Coldplay
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Jonny Clayton (born 1974), Welsh professional darts player
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Jonny Craig (born 1986), Canadian-American singer-songwriter
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Jonny Evans (born 1988), Northern Irish footballer currently playing for
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leicester in the East Midlands of England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home mat ...
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Jonny Greenwood
Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is an English musician and composer. He is the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the alternative rock band Radiohead, and has written numerous film scores.
Along with his elder brother, th ...
(born 1971), English musician and guitarist for the band
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass) ...
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Jonny Hector (born 1964), Swedish chess Grandmaster
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Jonny Howson (born 1988), English footballer currently playing for
Middlesbrough F.C.
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Jonny Kim (born 1984), American navy lieutenant, physician, and astronaut
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Jonny Lang (born 1981), American blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Jonny Lee Miller (born 1972), British-American actor
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Jonny Wilkinson (born 1979), English rugby player
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Jonny Bairstow (born 1989), English cricketer
Fictional characters
*Jonny,
an ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' character
References
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English masculine given names
English-language masculine given names