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Nonnie
How to Pronounce Nonnie
Pronounced NON-ee /ˈnɒni/Medium
Meaning: Nonnie is a warm pet name that stood in for several longer names, such as Nora, Anona or Winona, and was also a household endearment. Given on its own as a birth name in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, it has no single fixed root, so its meaning depends on the parent name behind it.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Nonnie is a homespun pet name rather than an inherited one, used for longer names such as Nora, Anona or Winona, and as a term of endearment. American families entered it as a given name in its own right around the turn of the twentieth century.
It was never common, a couple dozen girls a year at most around the nineteen-teens, and it faded through the century. A girl given it then would be a great-grandmother now, and it reads as an old pet-name rather than a current choice.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Nonnie mean?
It's an affectionate pet name used for names such as Nora, Anona or Winona; it has no single fixed root.
How do you pronounce Nonnie?
It's said NON-ee /ˈnɒni/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Nonnie a boy or girl name?
Nonnie is used as a girl's name.
Is Nonnie a popular name?
No, it was always rare, an old pet name seen only slightly in the early twentieth century.