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Bonnyrigg

Bonnyrigg proper noun: a town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3065).

Proper noun

Bonnyrigg

  1. A town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3065).
  2. A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia.
    • One of the terrorists who carried out the shooting attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah party was likely a Muslim man of Pakistani origin, a senior law enforcement official told ABC News. The man's name is Naveed Akram, from Bonnyrigg, and his house had been raided.2025 December 14, “Police raid home of Pakistani Muslim man suspected of Bondi Beach terror attack - report”, in The Jerusalem Post, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2025

Origin of Bonnyrigg

From earlier Bonnyrig, Bonny Rigg, Bonny Ridge, Bannoc Rig and Bannockrigg, firstly known as Bonnebrig.

Words formed from Bonnyrigg

Questions about Bonnyrigg

What does Bonnyrigg mean?
Bonnyrigg means a town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3065).
What part of speech is Bonnyrigg?
Bonnyrigg is a proper noun.

Words near Bonnyrigg in the dictionary

  1. Bonny Hills
  2. bonny-clabber
  3. Bonnybridge
  4. bonnyclabber
  5. bonnyish
  6. Bonnyrigg
  7. Bonnyrigg Heights
  8. Bonnys
  9. Bonnyton
  10. Bonnyville
  11. Bono

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