Johnny

See also: johnny

English

Etymology

From John +‎ -y. In the sense of an Englishman, compare John Bull.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑni/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒni/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɒni
• Hyphenation: John‧ny

Proper noun

Johnny

1. A diminutive of the male given name John.

Derived terms

• backstage Johnny
• jingling Johnny
• Johnny Appleseed
• Johnny Canuck
• Johnny-come-lately
• Johnny Crapaud
• Johnny Grindle
• Johnny Hop
• Johnny Marzetti
• Johnny on a pony
• Johnny on the pony
• Johnny Reb
• little Johnny
• Rum-Johnny
• stage-door Johnny
• stage Johnny

Related terms

• Jenny, Jeanie, Janie (similar diminutives that derive from Jane, which derives from John)

Translations

diminutive of John

Afrikaans: Johan (af), Hannes, Hans Bulgarian: Джо́ни m (Džóni) Catalan: Joanet Esperanto: Joĉjo (eo) French: Jeannot (fr) m German: Hans (de) m, Hänsel (de) m Greek: Τζόνι (el) (Tzóni) (transliteration from English) Hungarian: Jancsi (hu), Jankó (hu) Irish: Seáinín m Italian: Gianni (it) m Marathi: जॉनी m (jŏnī) Occitan: Joanòt Polish: Jaś (pl) m Portuguese: Joãozinho m Romanian: Ionel m Russian: Ва́ня (ru) m (Vánja) Scottish Gaelic: Seonaidh m Spanish: Juanito (es) m Ukrainian: Іванко (uk) m (Ivanko) Welsh: Joni m, Jac m

Noun

Johnny (plural Johnnys or Johnnies)

1. (slang) A jack (playing card).
2. (informal) Ellipsis of Johnny Reb (“Confederate soldier in the American Civil War”).
3. (slang) An Englishman.

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. →ISBN
• (Englishman): John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary

Danish

Proper noun

Johnny

1. a male given name of English origin

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Jonny

Proper noun

Johnny

1. a male given name of English origin

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Jonny

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Johnny c (genitive Johnnys)

1. a male given name borrowed from English