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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

Jensen identified him as Lonnie Johnson, 34, with no permanent address.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 4, 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

Our boss, Lonnie, picked us up and told us to get in the van because he had some bad news.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones

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