bonny adj : very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: bonnie, comely, fair] [also: bonniest, bonnier]

see bonnie

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes with: -ɒni

Etymology

boni, probably from bon, feminine bonne, from bonus. See bounty, and compare bonus, boon.

Adjective

1. alternative spelling of bonnie

References

New Geordie Dictionary 1987}}

Scots

Adjective

Bonny is a town in Rivers State in southeast Nigeria, on the Bight of Biafra. Traditionally (especially between the 15th and 19th centuries) it was a major trading post of the Ijaw people. . A small island located just offshore, Bonny Island, is a major export point for Nigerian oil being loaded onto tankers.

The region produces a type of crude oil known as Bonny Light oil. Much of the oil extracted onshore in Rivers State is piped to Bonny for export.

External links

• Bonny at encyclopedia Britannica
• Bonny at Encyclopedia.com
• King Jaja of Opobo at Black History Pages

References

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