Boney as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Boney

What is the meaning of the name Boney ?

The baby name Boney is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈboʊni/ (BOH-nee).

Boney is English, Scottish in Origin.

Boney is an English nickname-derived given name and surname with several etymologies. It may be a phonetic variant of Scots bonnie “pretty, good,” ultimately from French bon/bonne “good”; alternatively, it can arise from the surname Bone, itself from Old French bon “good fellow” or from a descriptive English nickname meaning “bony, slender.” The -y/-ey ending marks a familiar or diminutive form.

As a forename, Boney appears sporadically in 18th–19th‑century records across Britain and the United States, influenced in part by the widespread British epithet “Boney” for Napoleon Bonaparte. It also occurs in South Asia among English-speaking Christian families (e.g., Indian film producer Boney Kapoor). Related forms include Bonnie, Bonny, Bonney, and Bony; cognates or roots connect to Boniface (Latin bonus “good”). Short forms include Bo or Bee. Depending on the chosen lineage, the name conveys “good; attractive” or a lean, spare quality.