Conny

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Danish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Conny

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

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Conny c (genitive Connys)

  1. a male given name
    • 2010, Susanna Alakoski, Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset, Bonniers, →ISBN, 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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
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