Can Bonnie be short for anything?

[msbreeze]

Siobhan, maybe?

[lindseylikes]

I had a high school friend named Bonaventure who wisely went by Bonnie.

[redtulips]

I second Siobhan. I have always thought of it as a nn for Elizabeth.

[dresdendoll]

Siobhan (even though that technically is pronounced with a "v" sound)

[saraallison]

I love Bonnie and think it stands fine on its own, but I do like it as a nn for Elizabeth. Didn't know that.

[lainalou]

I went to school with a Bonnie, whose name was Yvonne.

[davisellu]

Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler's daughter was named Eugenie Victoria, but her nn was "Bonnie Blue" Butler!

[princessnoribori]

It could work for Siobhan, if you wanted. However, I have a whole other set of issues with Siobhan, which is that people's intuitive pronunciation tends to be SIGH-oh-bahn/ben/ban, which couldn't be further from the actual pronunciation ... but that's another thread.

Anyway, the name Siobhan gave me another idea. What is your heritage? If either of you are Scottish (it would make slightly more sense then), or even if you're not, Bonnie/Bonny could just be a nickname you use, since Bonny/Bonnie is an adjective as well that means either beautiful or (of a baby) plump and healthy-looking. A very sweet nn, IMO. Basically, I don't think it needs to connect to the name necessarily since it's a word as well.

Hope this helps somewhat!

[xxashleighxx]

Yes I would say it's a nickname for Elizabeth.