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Lonnie

American  
[lon-ee] / ˈlɒn i /
Or Lonny

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Alonso.

  2. Also Loni a female given name.


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Lonnie G. Bunch III is the fourteenth secretary in 173 years of the institution, but also the first Black man and first historian to serve as head of the Smithsonian.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Lonnie Mathews thought he and his wife would be spending their golden years traveling the world together.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

The one Mingus brought to Monterey included pianist Jaki Byard and drummer Dannie Richmond from that previous sextet, along with alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, tenor saxophonist John Handy and trumpeter Lonnie Hillyer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

Lonnie Donegan, the titular "King of Skiffle", had two top ten hits, while Cliff Richard, then the biggest act in Britain, had only made it into the US top 40 on one occasion.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024

Lonnie Hutchison was the other alternate, and he said he had to quit because of his asthma.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

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