Johnny

See also: johnny

English

Etymology

John +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɑni/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɒni/

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• Rhymes: -ɒni
• Hyphenation: John‧ny

Proper noun

Johnny

1. A diminutive of the male given name John.

Derived terms

• Johnny Canuck
• Johnny-come-lately

• Johnny Crapaud
• Johnny Reb

• stage-door Johnny
• little Johnny

Translations

diminutive of John

• Catalan: Joanet
• Esperanto: Joĉjo (eo)
• French: Jeannot (fr) m
• German: Hans (de) m, Hänsel (de) m
• Hungarian: Ivánka
• Irish: Seáinín m
• Italian: Gianni (it) m
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• Occitan: Joanòt
• Polish: Jaś (pl) m
• Portuguese: Joãozinho m
• Romanian: Ionel m
• Russian: Ваня (ru) m (Vánja)
• Spanish: Juanito m
• Welsh: Joni m, Jac m

Noun

Johnny (plural Johnnys or Johnnies)

1. (slang) A jack (the playing card)
2. (informal) A Confederate soldier; nickname used by the Union soldiers in the American Civil War (1861-1865).

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. →ISBN

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Danish

Proper noun

Johnny

1. a male given name of English origin.

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Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Jonny

Proper noun

Johnny

1. a male given name of English origin.

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• Jonny

Proper noun

Johnny c (genitive Johnnys)

1. a male given name borrowed from English.