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Webster 1913 Edition


Conny

Con′ny

,
Adj.
[√45. Cf.
Canny
,
Gunning
.]
Brave; fine; canny.
[Prov. Eng.]
Grose.

Webster 1828 Edition


Conny

CONNY

,
Adj.
Brave; fine. [Local.]

Definition 2024


Conny

Conny

See also: conny

Danish

Proper noun

Conny

  1. A female given name, an English style diminutive of Constance, also spelled Connie.

Swedish

Etymology

Used since the end of the nineteenth century. Explained in Sweden as an English pet from of Constantine and Conrad.

Proper noun

Conny

  1. A male given name.
    • 2010 Susanna Alakoski, Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset, Bonniers, ISBN 9789100124359, page 117:
      Samipojkar skulle bli jobbare, det var ett bra yrke för sådana som hette Conny och Sonny också. [ - - - ] Och på hjälputbildningar runt om i landet skojlärde vi oss Y-barnsregeln. Varning för alla namn som slutar på Y!: Ronny, Tommy, Billy, Tony, Eddy, Lenny, Jimmy, Benny, Jerry, Freddy.
      Så skojades det. Menades det, kanske.

Usage notes

  • Popular in the 1950s and 1960s.

conny

conny

See also: Conny

English

Adjective

conny (comparative more conny, superlative most conny)

  1. (Britain, dialect) brave; fine; canny
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Grose to this entry?)