Ronnie (name)
Ronnie is a given name. It can be a pet form of the masculine name Ronald and the feminine name Veronica.
The masculine Ronald is derived from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr, which is composed of the elements regin ("advice", "decision") and valdr ("ruler").{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A dictionary of first names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=234 }}. The feminine Veronica is derived from a form of Berenice,{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A dictionary of first names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=270 }}. which is derived from the Greek Berenikē and Pherenīkē and means "victory bringer".{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A dictionary of first names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=32 }}.
People
=Female=
- Ronnie Abrams (born 1968), American judge
- Ronnie Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ronnie Dunne (1927–2021), Irish operatic soprano and voice teacher
- Ronnie Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ronnie Eldridge, American activist, businesswoman, politician, and television host
- Ronnie Elliott, multiple people
- Ronnie Fair (born 1978), American professional soccer player
- Ronnie G, Nigerian radio presenter and broadcaster
- Ronnie Gajownik (born 1993), American softball and baseball player
- Ronnie Gibbons (born 1980), English professional footballer
- Ronnie Gilbert (1926–2015), American folk singer, songwriter, actress and political activist
- Ronnie Gorrie (born 1971/1972), Aboriginal Australian writer
- Ronnie Lichtman (born 1950), American midwife, educator, writer and advocate for women's health
- Ronnie Masterson (1926–2014), Irish actress
- Ronnie L. Podolefsky (born 1950), American attorney, legal historian, social justice advocate, and feminist
- Ronni Reis (born 1966), American tennis player
- Ronnie Specter, American make-up artist
- Ronnie Spector (1943–2022), American rock and pop singer, lead vocalist of the Ronettes; former wife of Phil Spector
- Ronnie Stevens (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ronnie Wells (1943–2007), American jazz singer and educator
- Ronnie Wilbur, American theoretical and experimental linguist
=Male=
- Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), English actor, comedian and writer
- Ronnie Baxter (born 1961), English darts player
- Ronnie Bell (American football) (born 2000), American football player
- Ronnie Biggs (1929–2013), English thief
- Ronnie Bryan (1898–1970), English cricketer and soldier
- Ronnie Bucknum (1936–1992), American race car driver
- Ronnie Bunting (1948–1980), Protestant Irish republican and socialist activist
- Ronnie Burgess (1963–2021), American football player
- Ronnie Burns (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ronnie Coleman (born 1964), American bodybuilder
- Ronnie Corbett (1930–2016), Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer and broadcaster
- Ronnie de Mel (1925–2024), Sri Lanka Minister of Finance from 1977 to 1988
- Ronnie DeVoe (born 1967), American singer
- Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010), American singer-songwriter and composer
- Ronnie Dove (born 1935), American pop and country singer
- Ronnie Dunn (born 1953), American singer-songwriter, record executive, and member of the country music duo Brooks & Dunn
- Ronnie Eckstine (born 1943), American actor
- Ronnie Harrell (born 1996), American basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Ronnie Harrison (born 1997), American football player
- Ronnie Hawkins (1935–2022), American rockabilly musician
- Ronnie Henry (born 1984), English footballer
- Ronnie Hickman (born 2001), American football player
- Ronnie Lane (1946–1997), English musician, songwriter and producer
- Ronnie Laws (born 1950), American jazz, rhythm and blues and funk saxophonist
- Ronnie Leitch (1953–2018), Sri Lankan actor, vocalist, and comedian
- Ronnie Lott (born 1959), American football player
- Ronnie McCoury (born 1967), American mandolin player, singer and songwriter
- Ronnie McKinnon (1940–2023), Scottish footballer
- Ronnie McNutt (1987–2020), American Iraq War veteran, known for his live-streamed suicide
- Ronnie Milsap (born 1943), American country music singer and pianist
- Ronnie Moore (born 1953), English former football player and manager
- Ronnie Morris (footballer) (born 1970), English former professional footballer
- Ronnie Morris (rugby union) (1913–1983), Welsh rugby union player
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (born 1975), English snooker player
- Ronnie Ortiz-Magro (born 1985), American actor, part of the cast of the reality TV series Jersey Shore
- Ronnie Perkins (born 1999), American football player
- Ronnie Peterson (1944–1978), Swedish race car driver
- Ronnie Price (born 1983), American basketball player
- Ronnie Quintarelli (born 1979), Italian racing driver
- Ronnie Radke (born 1983), American musician, songwriter, producer and rapper
- Ronnie Ray (born 1954), American sprinter
- Ronnie Robinson (roller derby) (1939–2001), American roller derby skater and coach and member of the Roller Derby Hall of Fame
- Ronnie Scott (1927–1996), English jazz saxophonist and jazz club owner
- Ronnie Schell (born 1931), American actor and comedian
- Ronnie Scribner (born 1966), American actor
- Ronnie Simpson (1930–2004), Scottish football goalkeeper
- Ronnie Stern (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ronnie Thomas (born 1955), American race car driver
- Ronnie Turner (1911–unknown), Rhodesian international lawn bowler
- Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977), American vocalist, lyricist, and founding member of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Ronnie Washington (born 1963), American football player
- Ronnie Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ronnie Wood (born 1947), English rock musician, songwriter, and singer known as a member of the Rolling Stones
Fictional characters
=Female=
- Big Ronnie, a tailor in Marvel Comics
- Ronnie Clayton, from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
- Veronica Lodge, Archie Comics character
- Ronnie Mitchell, from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Veronica "Ronny" Robinson, the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
- Ronnie Anne Santiago, a character in The Loud House
=Male=
- Ronnie, a semi-recurring character in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave
- Ronnie Bailey, from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
- Ronnie Dobbs, lead character of the film Run Ronnie Run also featured in various sketches on the HBO sketch comedy series Mr Show
- Ronnie Pilgrim, protagonist of the Jethro Tull album A Passion Play
- Ronnie Raymond, DC Comics character
- Ronnie Woodson, from the BBC soap opera Doctors