Ronnie (name)

Ronnie is a given name. It can be a pet form of the masculine name Ronald and the feminine name Veronica.

The masculine Ronald is derived from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr, which is composed of the elements regin ("advice", "decision") and valdr ("ruler").[1] The feminine Veronica is derived from a form of Berenice,[2] which is derived from the Greek Berenikē, which is in turn derived from the Greek Pherenīkē. The latter Greek name is composed of elements to mean "victory bringer".[3]

People

Female

Male

Fictional characters

Female

Male
  • Ronnie Bailey, from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
  • Ronnie Dobbs, lead character of the film Run Ronnie Run also featured in various sketches on the HBO sketch comedy series Mr Show
  • Ronnie Stubbs, from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
  • Ronnie Woodson, from the BBC soap opera Doctors
  • Ronnie, a semi-recurring character in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave

See also

References
  1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 234, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  2. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 270, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  3. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 32, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
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