Jonny

For other uses, see Jonny (disambiguation).

Jonny

Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	English language
Origin
Language(s)	English language
Word/name	1. Jonathan 2. Jon 3. Jonas/Jonah
Other names
Variant form(s)	Johnny, Jonnie

Jonny is a masculine given name, and pet name, in the English language. A pet form of Jon, the natural diminutive of given name Jonathan, in some cases it can also mean a condom. A variant form of Jonny is Jonnie.^[1]

People with the name

• Jonny (footballer) (born 1994), Spanish footballer currently playing for Wolves
• Jonny Buckland (born 1977), English musician and guitarist for the band Coldplay
• Jonny Clayton (born 1974), Welsh professional darts player
• Jonny Craig (born 1986), Canadian-American singer-songwriter
• Jonny Evans (born 1988), Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Leicester City F.C.
• Jonny Greenwood (born 1971), English musician and guitarist for the band Radiohead
• Jonny Hector (born 1964), Swedish chess Grandmaster
• Jonny Howson (born 1988), English footballer currently playing for Middlesbrough F.C.
• Jonny Kim (born 1984), American navy lieutenant, physician, and astronaut
• Jonny Lang (born 1981), American blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Jonny Lee Miller (born 1972), British-American actor
• Jonny Lindfors (born 1975), Swedish Army officer
• Jonny Wilkinson (born 1979), English rugby player
• Jonny Bairstow (born 1989), English cricketer
• Jonny Harris (born 1975), Canadian actor and comedian

Fictional characters

• Jonny, an Ed, Edd n Eddy character
• The title character of Jonny Quest
• Jonny Keogh, one of the main characters in the BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps

See also

• Johnny, given name
• Jonnie, given name

References

1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 147, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1