Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BONNEY
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Scot.) Genteel, fine, spruce. French, Bon, Bonne, good, handsome.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BONNY. BONNEY. " Bonny ; good in any respect; liaving good features, good complexion, good form, good and manly disjositions." Eichardson. Fr. ban, good. Au enviable surname. In the S. of England the name Boniface is thus contracted.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English