The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #155147   Message #3646994
Posted By: Jack Campin
31-Jul-14 - 09:51 AM
Thread Name: Bonnie vs. Bonny
Subject: RE: Bonnie vs. Bonny
No it isn't. The context makes it clear what "Bonie" means. Scots is sometimes vaguer than English about the use of double consonants for vowel mutation.

Napoleon is usually abbreviated "Boney" or (less often) "Bony".