Jonesy

Diminutive of Jones, English surname derived from John

"God is gracious"

Jonesy Origin and Meaning

The name Jonesy is a boy's name of English origin meaning "God is gracious".

It's difficult to imagine anyone using the first name Jonesy -- and in fact, in the most recent US tally, there were nearly 100 babies named Jones but none named Jonesy. Still, this is a name that many people with Jones for a name, last or first, end up being known by, and as a nickname, it's sorta cute in a Skip, Chip, Bitsy kind of way.

Popularity of the name Jonesy

• 1219 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Jonesy

• Jesper "Jonesy" Kyd Danish video game composer

The name Jonesy in Pop Culture

• Jonesy character on TV's "Carnivàle"
• Evan 'Jonesy' Jones character on Australian TV's "Blue Heelers"
• Gary Ambrose 'Jonesy' Jones character in Stephen King's "Dreamcatcher"
• Jonesy Hecht character in movie "All That Jazz"
• Jonesy ship's cat in movie "Alien"
• Jonesy Garcia character on animated series "6teen"
• Jonesy British progressive rock band
• Coraline "Jonesy" Jones character in the movie "Coraline"
• Jonesy (female) character in comic "Jonesy" by Caitlin Rose Boyle and Sam Humphries