Johnny

Name

A diminutive of the male given name John.

Noun

1. (slang) A jack (playing card).
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of Johnny Reb (“Confederate soldier in the American Civil War”).
3. (slang) An Englishman.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɑni/

Etymology

From John + -y. In the sense of an Englishman, compare John Bull.

Synonyms

Jack

John

greyback

Rebel

Johnny Reb

Reb

Hank

Joe

Shawn

Confederate soldier

Sean

Joan

Jean

Shane

Translations

João

Juan

Jan

Jean

Jan

Joan

Yannakis

Gianni

Yannos

Hans

Nino

Gian

Iwan

Johannes

Johann