Ronnie is a
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 ...
. It can be a pet form of the masculine name
Ronald
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'',#H2, Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; #H1, Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English ''Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised ...
and the feminine name
Veronica.
The masculine ''Ronald'' is derived from the
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
''
Rögnvaldr Ragnvald, Rögnvald or Rognvald or Rægnald is an Old Norse language, Old Norse name (Old Norse ''Rǫgnvaldr'', modern Icelandic ''Rögnvaldur''; in Old English language, Old English ''Regenweald'' and in Old Irish, Middle Irish language, Middle Iri ...
'', which is composed of the elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler").
[.] The feminine ''Veronica'' is derived from a form of ''
Berenice
Berenice ( grc, Βερενίκη, ''Bereníkē'') is the Ancient Macedonian form of the Attic Greek name ''Pherenikē'', which means "bearer of victory" . Berenika, priestess of Demeter in Lete ca. 350 BC, is the oldest epigraphical evidence. Th ...
'',
[.] which is derived from the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
''Berenikē'', which is in turn derived from the Greek ''Pherenīkē''. The latter Greek name is composed of elements to mean "victory bringer".
[.]
People
Female
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Ronni Reis
Ronni Reis (sometimes spelled Ronnie Reis; also Ronni Reis-Bernstein) (born May 10, 1966) is an American former tennis player. Reis won three gold medals at the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, the doubles bronze medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games, ...
(born 1966), American tennis player
*
Ronnie Edwards (politician)
Rodnette Bethley Edwards, known as Ronnie Edwards (July 20, 1952 – February 24, 2016), was an African-American Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 29 in West and East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. She ...
(1952–2016), American politician
*
Ronnie Spector
Veronica Yvette Greenfield (; August 10, 1943 – January 12, 2022) was an American singer who co-founded and fronted the girl group The Ronettes. She is sometimes referred to as the original "bad girl of rock and roll".
Ronnie formed the ...
(1943–2022), American rock and pop singer, lead vocalist of the Ronettes; former wife of Phil Spector
Male
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Ronnie Barker
Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as '' Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', and ''Open All Hours''.
...
(1929–2005), English actor, comedian and writer
*
Ronnie Baxter
Ronnie Baxter (born 5 February 1961) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He used the nickname "The Rocket" for his matches. Baxter was known for his fast robotic throwing a ...
(born 1961), English darts player
*
Ronnie Biggs
Ronald Arthur Biggs (8 August 1929 – 18 December 2013) was an English criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, living as a fugitive for 36 ye ...
(1929–2013), English thief
*
Ronnie Bryan (1898–1970), English cricketer and soldier
*
Ronnie Bucknum
Ronnie Bucknum (April 5, 1936 – April 23, 1992) was an American race car driver, born in Alhambra, California.
Bucknum participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 2, 1964. He scored a total of two champio ...
(1936–1992), American race car driver
*
Ronnie Bunting
Ronnie Bunting (10 January 1948 – 15 October 1980) was a Protestant Irish republican and socialist activist in Ireland. He became a member of the Official IRA in the early 1970s and was a founder-member of the Irish National Liberation Army ( ...
(1947/1948–1980), Protestant Irish republican and socialist activist
*
Ronnie Burgess
Ronnie Burgess (March 7, 1963 – January 4, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deac ...
(1963–2021), American football player
*
Ronnie Burns (disambiguation) Ronnie, Ronald or Ron Burns may refer to:
Sports
* Ronnie Burns (footballer) (born 1973), former Australian rules footballer
* Ronald Burns (swimmer) (born 1933), British Olympic swimmer
* Ronald Burns (athlete) (1903–1985), Indian Olympic sprin ...
*
Ronnie Corbett
Ronald Balfour Corbett (4 December 1930 – 31 March 2016) was a Scottish actor, broadcaster, comedian and writer. He had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC television comedy sketch show ''The Two Ronnies''. He achieved promine ...
(1930–2016), Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer and broadcaster
*
Ronnie de Mel,
Sri Lanka Minister of Finance from 1977-1988
*
Ronnie DeVoe
Ronald Boyd DeVoe Jr. (born November 17, 1967), is an American singer, rapper, and actor known as one of the members of the R&B/ pop group New Edition, and the R&B/ hip hop group Bell Biv DeVoe. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Career
De ...
(born 1967), American singer
*
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...
(1942–2010), American singer-songwriter and composer
*
Ronnie Dove
Ronnie may refer to:
*Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name
* "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
*"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album ''Load''
*Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium ...
(born 1935), American pop and country singer
*
Ronnie Dunn
Ronald Gene Dunn (born June 1, 1953) is an American country music singer-songwriter and record executive. Starting in 2011, Dunn has worked as a solo artist following the temporary dissolution of Brooks & Dunn. He released his self-titled debu ...
(born 1953), American singer-songwriter, record executive and member of the country music duo Brooks & Dunn
*
Ronnie Eckstine
Ron Eckstine (born 1946) is a former actor and music manager, and stepson of singer Billy Eckstine by way of Billy's marriage to Ronnie's mother, Carolle Drake.
Early life
He played high school football at Birmingham High School, where he and his ...
(born 1943), American actor
*
Ronnie Harrell
Ronnie Harrell Jr. (born March 11, 1996) is an American basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the guard and forward positions. He played college basketball for Creighton University and the Univ ...
(born 1996), American basketball player for
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250 ...
of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
*
Ronnie Harrison
Ronnie Harrison Jr. (born April 18, 1997) is an American football strong safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third roun ...
(born 1997), American football player
*
Ronnie Hawkins
Ronald Cornett Hawkins (January 10, 1935 – May 29, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter, long based in Canada, whose career spanned more than half a century.
His career began in Arkansas, United States, where he was born and raised. He ...
(born 1935), American rockabilly musician
*
Ronnie Henry
Ronnie Stephen Henry (born 2 January 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southern League Premier Central club Royston Town. Henry is also a youth academy coach for Stevenage. He is the first player to lift ...
(born 1984), English footballer
*
Ronnie Lane
Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) was an English musician and songwriter who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of Small Faces (1965–69) and subsequently Faces (1969–73).
Lane formed Small Faces in ...
(1946–1997), English musician, songwriter and producer
*
Ronnie Laws (born 1950), American jazz, rhythm and blues and funk saxophonist
*
Ronnie Leitch
Ronnie Luke Leitch (19 October 1953 – 1 October 2018 as රොනී ලීච්), better known as Ronni Leitch and Thattaya, was a Sri Lankan actor, comedian, singer, presenter and a social activist. Largely popularized as a comedian, Leitch ...
(1953–2018), Sri Lankan Burgher actor, vocalist, and comedian
*
Ronnie Lott
Ronald Mandel Lott (born May 8, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback and safety in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons during the 1980s and 1990s.
Lott played college football for the Univ ...
(born 1959), American football player
*
Ronnie McCoury
Ronnie McCoury is an American mandolin player, singer, and songwriter (born March 16, 1967). He is the son of bluegrass musician Del McCoury, and is best known for his work with the Del McCoury Band
and the Travelin' McCourys.
Biography
Ronnie Mc ...
(born 1967), American mandolin player, singer and songwriter
*
Ronnie McKinnon
Ronald McKinnon (born 20 August 1940) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Rangers and the Scotland national team.
Career Rangers
McKinnon, a central defender (who had been a winger in his youth during early spells at ...
(born 1940), Scottish footballer
*
Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Lee Milsap (born Ronald Lee Millsaps; January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. Nearly completely blind from birth, ...
(born 1943), American country music singer and pianist
*
Ronnie Moore
Ronald David Moore (born 29 January 1953) is an English football manager and former player. He has taken charge of several clubs including Rotherham United, Tranmere Rovers and Hartlepool United.
He played for many different clubs in a care ...
(born 1953), English former football player and manager
*Ronnie Morris, musician with the Canadian indie rock band
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controller.controller was a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consisted of vocalist Nirmala Basnayake, guitarists Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas and Scott Kaija, bassist Ronnie Morris and drummer Jeff Scheven. The band took its n ...
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Ronnie Morris (footballer)
Ronald Morris (born 25 September 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as a winger.
Morris was born in Birmingham. He began his football career as one of the first i ...
(born 1970), English former professional footballer
*
Ronnie Morris (rugby union)
Ronald Rhys Morris (13 June 1913 – February ) was a Welsh rugby player. He was a member of the Bristol Rugby Football Club from 1933 to 1937 and played for Swansea and Wales.
Morris was born in Carmarthen. He played outside-half and was ...
(1913–1983), Welsh rugby union player
*
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player who is the current world champion and world number one. Widely recognised as one of the most talented and accomplished players in the sport's history, ...
(born 1975), English snooker player
*
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro
Ronald J. Ortiz-Magro Jr. (born December 4, 1985) is an American television personality, best known as one of the eight main cast members of the MTV reality series ''Jersey Shore (TV series), Jersey Shore''.
Early life
Ortiz-Magro was born in ...
(born 1985), American actor, part of the cast of the reality TV series ''Jersey Shore''
*
Ronnie Perkins
Ronnie Perkins (born September 29, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.
Early years
Perkins attended Lutheran High School North in ...
(born 1999), American football player
*
Ronnie Peterson
Bengt Ronnie Peterson (; 14 February 1944 – 11 September 1978) was a Swedish racing driver. Known by the nickname 'SuperSwede', he was a two-time runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship.
Peterson began his motor racing car ...
(1944–1977), Swedish race car driver
*
Ronnie Price
Ronald D'Wayne Price (born June 21, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player and current scout for the Phoenix Suns.
Price grew up in Friendswood, Texas and played college basketball for one year at Nicholls State and three year ...
(born 1983), professional basketball player
*
Ronnie Quintarelli
Ronnie Quintarelli (born 9 August 1979) is an Italian racecar driver, currently competing in Super GT. A four-time champion, he holds the all-time record for the most drivers' championship titles won in the GT500 class of Super GT.
Biography
Qui ...
(born 1979), Italian racing driver
*
Ronnie Radke
Ronald Joseph Radke (; born December 15, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, musician, and record producer best known for being the current lead singer of Falling in Reverse and the former lead singer of Escape the Fate.
Radke ros ...
(born 1983), American musician, songwriter, producer and rapper
*
Ronnie Ray
Ronnie Ray (born January 2, 1954) is an American retired male track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He is best known for winning the men's 400 metres event at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Me ...
(born 1954), American sprinter
*
Ronnie Robinson (roller derby)
Ronnie Smith Robinson (25 September 1939April 2001) was an American roller derby skater and coach.
The son of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, Robinson grew up distant from his father, who divorced his mother shortly before his birth. Herb Royd and Ray R ...
(1939–2001), American roller derby skater and coach and member of the Roller Derby Hall of Fame
*
Ronnie Scott
Ronnie may refer to:
*Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name
* "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
*"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album '' Load''
*Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium ...
(1927–1996), English jazz saxophonist and jazz club owner
*
Ronnie Schell
Ronald Ralph Schell (born December 23, 1931) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He appeared on the May 28, 1959, episode of the TV quiz ''You Bet Your Life'', hosted by Groucho Marx. Schell demonstrated a comic barrage of beatnik jive t ...
(1931–2017), American actor and comedian
*
Ronnie Scribner
Ronnie Scribner (born July 23, 1966) is an American former actor. Beginning his career as a professional child actor and model at the age of 11, Scribner is perhaps best known for his role as the child vampire Ralphie Glick in the 1979 CBS mini ...
(born 1966), American former actor
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Ronnie Simpson
Ronald Campbell Simpson (11 October 1930 – 19 April 2004) was a Scottish football player and coach. He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was the goalkeeper in the ''Lisbon Lions'' team that won the European Cup in 1967. ...
(1930–2004), Scottish football goalkeeper
*
Ronnie Stern (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
*
Ronnie Thomas
Ronald Darrell "Ronnie" Thomas (born March 8, 1955) is a retired NASCAR driver who drove in the Winston Cup series from 1977 to 1989 and the Busch Series in 1982 and 1985. He was the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, edging out Roger Ha ...
(born 1955), American retired race car driver
*
Ronnie Van Zant
Ronald Wayne Van Zant (January 15, 1948 – October 20, 1977) was an American singer, best known as the original lead vocalist, primary lyricist and a founding member of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He is the older brother of current ...
(1948–1977), American vocalist, lyricist and a founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
*
Ronnie Whelan, Sr. (1936–1993), Irish footballer
*
Ronnie Williams
Ronald Clive Williams (29 March 1939 28 December 1997) was a Welsh actor and comedian, who remains best known for his association with Ryan Davies during the 1970s.
Ronnie Williams began his career as an actor, but struggled for recognition, ...
(1939–1997), Welsh actor and comedian
*
Ronnie Wood
Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as an official member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.
Wood began his career in 1964, playing guitar with a nu ...
(born 1947), English rock musician, songwriter and singer best known as a member of the Rolling Stones
Fictional characters
Female
* Ronnie Clayton, from the ITV soap opera ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
''
*
Veronica Lodge
Veronica Cecilia Lodge is one of the main characters in the Archie Comics franchise, and is the keyboardist and one of the three vocalists of rock band The Archies.
She is from New York but currently resides in the town of Riverdale (Archie Com ...
, a main character from the Archie Comics
*
Ronnie Mitchell
Veronica "Ronnie" Branning (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', played by Samantha Womack. She and her younger sister Roxy Mitchell (played by Rita Simons) were introduced by executive producer Dieder ...
, from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''
* Veronica "Ronny" Robinson, the yellow ranger in ''
Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' is the fifteenth season of the television franchise Power Rangers. The season uses footage and other material from the 30th ''Super Sentai'' series ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger'', which celebrates the thirtieth a ...
''
* Ronnie Anne Santiago, from the Nickelodeon show ''
The Loud House
''The Loud House'' is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only so ...
''
Male
*
Ronnie Bailey
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2021, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Iain MacLeod. The first ch ...
, from the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''
* Ronnie Dobbs, lead character of the film ''
Run Ronnie Run
''Run Ronnie Run!'' is an American satirical comedy film directed by Troy Miller. The film is a spin-off inspired by David Cross's recurring character Ronnie Dobbs from the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show''. David Cross plays the lead and mul ...
'' also featured in various sketches on the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr Show''
* Ronnie Pilgrim, protagonist of the Jethro Tull album ''
A Passion Play
''A Passion Play'' is the sixth studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in July 1973 in both the UK and US. Following in the same style as the band's previous album ''Thick as a Brick'' (1972), ''A Passion Play'' is ...
''
*
Ronnie Woodson
Ronnie may refer to:
*Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name
* "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
*"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album ''Load''
*Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium ...
, from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''
* Ronnie, a semi-recurring character in the BBC sitcom ''
One Foot in the Grave
''One Foot in the Grave'' is a British television sitcom written by David Renwick. There were six series (each consisting of six half-hour shows) and seven Christmas specials over a period of ten years from early 1990 to late 2000. The first fi ...
''
See also
*
Ronny
Ronny is a given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Ryan. It may refer to:
* Ronny (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo
* Ronny (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer Ronieri da Silva Pi ...
*
Roni (disambiguation)
Roni may refer to:
* Roni, Jigawa, a local government area in Nigeria
* Roni (given name), including a list of people with the name
* "Roni" (song), a 1989 single by Bobby Brown
* Roni, the cursed persona of Regina Mills, the Evil Queen on season ...
References
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English masculine given names
English feminine given names
English-language unisex given names
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