| Gender | Primarily male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | English, Hebrew |
| Word/name | Diminutive form of John |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | |
| Related names | John, Johnathan, Johnathon, Johnson, Jonny |
| See also | Seonaidh |
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females.
Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johnni and Johni.[1] The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as Seonaidh.[2]
Notable people and characters named Johnny or Johnnie include:
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 146, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Robertson, Boyd; Taylor, Iain (2003), Teach Yourself Gaelic, Teach Yourself, pp. 340–341