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What does Lonnie mean?
Lonnie ▼ as a boys' name (also used less widely as girls' name Lonnie) is pronounced LAH-nee. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Lonnie is "ready for battle". An independent name and short form of Alonzo (Old German) "ready for battle". Sinister film actor Lon Chaney.
Variations
VARIANTS Lon▼, Lonell, Lonn, Lonne, Lonnell, Lonny
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lonnie Harlem (L.H.), ..
How popular is Lonnie?
Lonnie is a very popular first name for men (#244 out of 1220, Top 20%) and a slightly less popular last name for all people (#147095 out of 150436, Top 98%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Lonnie reached its top rank of #131 in the U.S. in the 1900s, and is presently at #1679. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Alonzo (#472 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Lon, Lonnell and Lonny are the popular variation forms of Lonnie (#1679). Usage of these forms of Lonnie was common in the 1880s (USAGE OF 0.22%) and is now much lower (USAGE 0.04%, DOWN 82.2%), with versions like Alonzo falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Lonnie▼ is pronounced similarly to Lannie, Lanny▼, Lennie, Lenny, Linnie, Lioni and Lionni. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bennie▼, Connie▼, Dannie▼, Dennie, Donne, Donnie▼, Fonsie, Fonzie, Johnie▼, Johnnie▼, Jonnie, Kennie, Laine, Lane▲, Layne▲, Lemmie, Lenn, Leone, Linn, Lorne, Louie▼, Lunn, Lynn▼, Mannie, Montie, Rennie, Rodnie, Ronnie▼, Sonnie, Sunnie, Tannie, Tonie and Vinnie. These names tend to be less frequently used than Lonnie.
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