What does johnny mean?
Definitions for johnny
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word johnny.
Princeton's WordNet
Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greybacknoun
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Wiktionary
Johnnynoun
A jack (the playing card)
Johnnynoun
A nickname for Confederate soldiers, used by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Willie Cox said they found him in the barn, shot bang through the head, and the young English johnny who'd been on the station learning farming - disappeared. - "Millie", 1913 short story by Katherine Mansfield
johnnynoun
A condom.
johnnynoun
An inexperienced new worker, usually an immigrant.
Willie Cox said they found him in the barn, shot bang through the head, and the young English johnny who'd been on the station learning farming - disappeared. - "Millie", 1913 short story by Katherine Mansfield
johnnynoun
A gown with a back opening closed with snaps or ties, worn by hospital patients.
Synonyms: hospital gown; patient gown
Johnnynoun
A diminutive of the male given name John.
Wikipedia
Johnny
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. The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as Seonaidh.
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Johnny
Johnny is a masculine given name of English origin that is typically used as a nickname for the name John. It is usually used to refer to a male individual.
Webster Dictionary
Johnnynoun
a familiar diminutive of John
Johnnynoun
a sculpin
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
JOHNNY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Johnny is ranked #34149 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Johnny surname appeared 665 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Johnny.
31.1% or 207 total occurrences were Black.
25.5% or 170 total occurrences were Asian.
15.6% or 104 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
15.4% or 103 total occurrences were White.
6.6% or 44 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
5.5% or 37 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'johnny' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3602
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of johnny in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of johnny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of johnny in a Sentence
For you it's another day another dollar, for me it's another day another mile. -Johnny The Walker
The Carson company is run by his nephew, and when we told him the story, he laughed and said, ‘ That’s my life story. ’ He got a summer job working in his uncle Johnny’s show. His summer job became a longer job and before you know it, he’s there forever. No matter how much he screwed up, everybody said, ‘ Well, that’s Johnny’s kid. You ca n’t touch him. ’ We obviously did n’t know that, but thought it was perfect.
The best way to finish a fine organic meal is with a good cigar. -Johnny Wowk AKA Johnny The Walker
Walking 20 miles a day keeps the Witch Doctor away. -Johnny The Walker
The original family piano is there, which is probably the most significant thing in the house, johnny’s brother and sister talk about how the family would come in from the fields at night and they would gather around the piano after supper and sing.
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- جونيArabic
- johnnySpanish
- छोकराHindi
- johnnyHungarian
- johnnyIndonesian
- JohnnyDutch
- johnnyNorwegian
- johnnyPortuguese
- johnnyTurkish
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