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'''Johnny''' is an [[English language]] [[personal name]]. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine [[given name]] [[John (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'''.<ref name="Hanks-147">{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=[[Oxford]] |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=146 }}</ref> The masculine Johnny can be rendered into [[Scottish Gaelic]] as {{lang|gd|Seonaidh}}.<ref>{{citation |last1=Robertson |first1=Boyd |last2=Taylor |first2=Iain |title=Teach Yourself Gaelic |year=2003 |publisher=[[Teach Yourself]] |pages=340–341 }}</ref>

Notable people and characters named '''Johnny''' or '''Johnnie''' include:

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==People==
===Johnny===
* [[Johnny Adams]] (born 1932), 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
* [[John Laurinaitis]], (born 1962) also known as Johnny Ace, American wrestler and producer
* [[Johnny Adair]] (born 1963), loyalist paramilitary leader in Northern Ireland
* [[John Adriano Acea|John "Johnny" Adriano Acea]] (1917–1963), American jazz pianist
* [[Johnny Anfone]] (born 1969), Thai actor, singer and model
* [[Johnny Anfone]] (born 1969), Thai actor, singer and model
* [[Johnny Appleseed]] (1774–1845), American pioneer nurseryman
* [[Johnny Appleseed]] (1774–1845), American pioneer nurseryman

Revision as of 23:12, 2 November 2022

Johnnie

Fictional characters

  • Johnny, a recurring character in the video game series Metal Gear Solid
  • Johnny, the lead character in the film The Room
  • Johnny, one of the main lead characters from the film Sing
  • 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 Crawfish, in the PBS preschool television series Noddy.
  • Johnny Crowder, in the television series Justified
  • Johnny Dangerously - Slapstick Mafia Comedy [Starring Michael Keaton]
  • 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 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
  • Johnny Teitelbaum [Shock-Jock from the Movie: The Adventures of Ford Fairlaine, Rock n Roll Detective]
  • 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.

See also

References

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