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Jonesy

US/ˈd͡ʒoʊnzi/

Jonesy is the diminutive of Jones.

Meaning of Jones

Proper noun

Jones (countable and uncountable, plural Joneses or Jonesses)

  1. An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name John.
    • It appears that Drs. Jones and Freeman account for the arch over the hagioscope at St. David's by saying, though without citing authorities, that there was a door there originally.1886, Miss M. A. R. Tucker, “St. David's”, in Walford's Antiquarian: A Magazine & Bibliographical Review
  2. A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.
  3. A municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines.
  4. An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama.
  5. An unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.

See all 14 meanings of jones

Forms of Jonesy

alternative formJonesie
alternative formJonesey
alternative formJonesi

Origin of Jonesy

From Jones + -y.

Questions about Jonesy

What is Jonesy the diminutive of?
Jonesy is the diminutive of Jones.
How do you pronounce Jonesy?
Jonesy is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒoʊnzi/ (US).

Words near Jonesy in the dictionary

  1. Jonestowners
  2. Jonestowns
  3. Jonesville
  4. Jonesvillian
  5. Jonesvillians
  6. Jonesy
  7. Jonette
  8. jonezin
  9. jonezin'
  10. jonezing
  11. jong

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Jonesy (page history and authors); Jones (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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