Baby name
FADING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Lonnie
/LON · ee/
Meaning
“Ready for battle, noble”
Diminutive of Alonzo or Lawrence, or possibly from the Welsh Llŷn meaning 'lake'; functioned as a given name in mid-century American culture.
Nicknames
lon · lonny
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Mid-century American feel; not yet in vintage revival territory, associated with blues and country music.
The cultural moment.
Common in the US from the 1930s-1960s; rarely given to newborns today.