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Lonnie

Lonnie proper noun: a pet form of the male given name Alonzo.

Proper noun

Lonnie

  1. (US) A pet form of the male given name Alonzo.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Lon.
    • But the person I spied on the most was my father, Lon—or, as he was called in the Southern style, Lonnie—who'd commandeer the den into the wee hours.2019 September 17, Edward Snowden, Permanent Record, New York, N.Y.: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, pages 15–16

Origin of Lonnie

Diminutive + -ie.

Questions about Lonnie

What does Lonnie mean?
Lonnie means a pet form of the male given name Alonzo.
What part of speech is Lonnie?
Lonnie is a proper noun.

Words near Lonnie in the dictionary

  1. Lonks
  2. Lonmay
  3. Lonnavale
  4. lonnen
  5. lonnens
  6. Lonnie
  7. lonnin
  8. lonnins
  9. Lonoke
  10. Lonoke County
  11. lonomiasis

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