| Language(s) | English |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Word/name | John |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Johnnie, Johnni, Johni, Jhonny, Johny, Juanito |
| 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:
People
Johnny
- Johnny 3 Tears (born 1981/82), American musician
- Johnny Adams (1932–1998), American singer
- Johnny Aba (born 1956), Papua New Guinean professional boxer
- Johnny Abarrientos (born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player
- Johnny Abbes García (1924–1967), chief of the government intelligence office of the Dominican Republic
- Johnny Abel (1947–1995), Canadian politician
- Johnny Abrego (born 1962), former Major League baseball player
- Johnny Ace (1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer
- Johnny Adair (born 1963), loyalist paramilitary leader in Northern Ireland
- John Adriano Acea (1917–1963), American jazz pianist
- Johnny Anfone (born 1969), Thai actor, singer and model
- Johnny Appleseed (1774–1845), American pioneer nurseryman
- Johnny Archer (born 1968), American pool player
- Johnny Bench (born 1947), American baseball player
- Johnny Yong Bosch (born 1976), actor and martial artist
- Johnny Boychuk (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
- Johnny Bristol (1939–2004), American musician
- Johnny Burke (lyricist) (1908–1964), American lyricist
- Johnny Cardoso (born 2001), American soccer player
- Johnny Carson (1925–2005), American talk show host
- Johnny Cash (1932–2003), American singer-songwriter and actor
- Johnny Chakravarthy, Indian actor
- Johnny Cochrane, Scottish football manager
- Johnny Cook (Canadian football) (1925–1986), American football player
- Johnny Crawford (1946–2021), American actor, singer and musician
- Johnny Davis (kickboxer) (born 1962), American kickboxer
- Johnny Depp (born 1963), American actor, film producer, and musician
- Johnny Diaz, American writer
- Johnny Flynn (musician), British musician, singer-songwriter and actor
- Johnny Galecki (born 1975), American actor
- Johnny Gargano (born 1987), American professional wrestler
- Johnny Gaudreau (born 1993), American ice hockey player
- Johnny Gilbert (born 1924), American TV personality
- Johnny Gioeli (born 1967), American singer-songwriter
- Johnny Hallyday (1943–2017), French singer and actor
- Johnny Hon (born 1971), Hong Kong businessman and politician
- Johnny Hooker (born 1987), Brazilian rock/MPB musician
- Johnny Huggins (born 1976), American football player
- Johnny Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Johnny Karras (1928–2008), American football player
- Johnny Kemp (1959–2015), Bahamian musician
- Johnny Kitagawa (1931–2019), Japanese-American businessman and talent manager
- Johnny Knoxville (born 1971), American actor, daredevil, comedian, screenwriter and film producer
- Johnny Lee (actor) (1898–1965), American actor
- Johnny Lee (singer) (born 1946), American country music singer
- Johnny Lewis (1983–2012), American actor
- Johnny Lozada (born 1967), Puerto Rican singer, show host and actor
- Johnny Manziel (born 1992), American football player
- Johnny Marr (born 1963), English musician, songwriter, and singer
- Johnny Mathis (born 1935), American singer
- Johnny Maxey (born 1993), American football player
- Johnny Mercer (1909–1976), American lyricist, songwriter and singer
- Johnny Moeller (born 1970), American guitarist
- Johnny Moyal (born 1965), Israeli Olympic gymnast
- Johnny Nash (1940–2020), American singer-songwriter
- Johnny Naumu (1919–1982), American football player
- Johnny Owen (1956-1980), Welsh boxer
- Johnny Pacar (born 1981), American actor
- Johnny Ace Palmer, American close-up magician
- Johnny Papalia (1924–1997), Canadian fugitive who was murdered
- Johnny Patterson (racing driver) (died 1969), NASCAR driver
- Johnny Peacock (1910–1981), American baseball player
- Johnny Peacock (American football) (born 1947), American football player
- Johnny Pemberton (born 1981), American actor and comedian
- Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (born 1985), better known by his stage name Jay Rock, American rapper and songwriter
- Johnny Reklai (1948–2007), Palauan politician
- Johnny Ringo (1850–1882), American gunfighter and fugitive who was murdered
- Johnny Rivers (born 1942), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer
- Johnny Roeg (1910–2003), Dutch footballer, striker for Ajax
- Johnny Rotten (born 1956), alias of John Lydon, English lead singer of the Sex Pistols
- Johnny Ruffo (1988–2023), Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor
- Johnny Sequoyah (born 2002), American actress
- Johnny Simmons (born 1986), American actor
- Johnny Sims (born 1967), American football player
- Johnny Sins (born 1978), American pornographic actor
- Johnny Stanton (born 1994), American football player
- Johnnie To (born 1955), Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer
- Johnny Townsend (American football) (born 1995), American football player
- Johnny Unitas (1933–2002), American football player
- Johnny Weir (born 1984), American figure skater
- Johnny Winter (1944–2014), American blues guitarist, singer, and record producer
- Johnny Whitaker (born 1959), American actor
- Johnny Whitworth (born 1975), American actor
Johnnie
- Johnnie Carr (1911–2008), American civil rights leader
- Johnnie Cochran (1937–2005), American lawyer known for defending O. J. Simpson at his murder trial
- Johnnie Bryan Hunt (1927–2006), American entrepreneur in the trucking industry
- Johnnie Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Johnnie Lewis (1946–2015), Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th chief justice of Liberia
- Johnnie Mae Young (1923–2014), American professional wrestler
- Johnnie Walker (disambiguation), also includes Johnny and Jonny Walkers
- John Mortimer Warfield (1912–1970), British Royal Air Force air commodore
- Johnnie Wright (1914–2011), American country music singer and songwriter, half of the duo Johnnie & Jack
Fictional characters
- Johnny, a recurring character in the video game series Metal Gear Solid
- Johnny, the lead character in the film The Room
- Johnny, a Nomu character in the manga and anime series My Hero Academia
- Johnny, a character in the British comic book series Kingsman: The Red Diamond
- Johnny 5, the robot star of the Short Circuit films
- Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), alternate identity of Ghost Rider, a comic book character
- The title character of Johnny Bravo, an American cartoon series
- Johnny C., the title character of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, a comic book by Jhonen Vasquez
- Johnny Cade, in S. E. Hinton's 1967 novel The Outsiders and the 1983 film of the same name
- Johnny Cage, from the Mortal Kombat video game series
- Johnny Castle, a lead character in the 1980s film Dirty Dancing
- Johnny Connor, in the British television series Coronation Street
- Johnny Crowder, in the television series Justified
- Johnny Crunch, a character in the 1999 film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
- The title character of the films Johnny English (2003) and Johnny English Reborn (2011), played by Rowan Atkinson
- Johnny Fedora, in the Make Mine Music short Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
- Johnny Fiama, on The Muppet Show
- The title character of the film Johnny Guitar
- Johnny Joestar, the lead character of Hirohiko Araki's manga series Steel Ball Run
- Johnny Kelly, the lead character of the 1984 film Johnny Dangerously
- Johnny Kapahaala, the lead character from the Disney Channel television film Johnny Tsunami
- Johnny Klebitz, the main character from the video game Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned
- Johnny Lawrence, in the film The Karate Kid and the Netflix series Cobra Kai
- Johnny Mnemonic, the title character of a book by William Gibson and of the film based on the book
- Johnny Punk, an animatronic sold by Spirit Halloween for the 2020 Halloween season
- Johnny Silverhand, in the video game Cyberpunk 2077
- Johnny Snowman, a friend of Daisy in the Nick Jr. series Oswald
- "Johnny" Storm, the Human Torch of the Fantastic Four
- The title character of Johnny Test, a Canadian cartoon series
- Johnny Tightlips, a mafia member in the FOX animated television series The Simpsons
- Johnny Utah, lead character in Point Break
- Johnny J. Worthington III, in the Pixar media franchise Monsters, Inc.
- Johnnie, a character first appeared in the episode "Bad Timing" of the animated series Adventure Time
See also
- Alternate forms for the name John
- Johnny (disambiguation)
- Jonnie
- Jonny
- Jhonny (disambiguation)
- Seonaidh, a water spirit on Lewis, Outer Hebrides in Scotland, UK
References
- ↑ 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
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