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Wee(Little) Bonnie(pretty) Lass(Girl) It's not Irish but Scottish anyway. --- Yes. WEE=adj. use has been current in southern Eng. since c.1600.
BONNIE= derivitive of the Latin term "bon" meaning "good."
LASS=Old Sweedish. Middle Irish. OSw. "løsk kona" unmarried woman (spec. use of the sense 'unoccupied' or 'having no fixed abode'; cf. Olcel. lǫskr 'weak, good for nothing').
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What is the the meaning of your bonny sweetheart mean?
Bonny or bonnie is a Scottish dialect word for pretty. So someone in Scotland might say 'she's a bonnie wee lass' meaning 'she's a pretty little girl'.
What are other terms for 'bonnie Irish lass'?
Bonnie Lass is a Scottish expression not Irish. You must be referring to the song 'bonnie(attractive-scot) Irish lass(young woman-scot)'. Bonnie Wee lass is certainly more common than the question which I've never heard (wee meaning small). A Colleen (Cailín) is probably the closest meaning a girl or lass. There is a lot of confusion in the US over the Scottish and the Irish probably given that many Americans are descended from one or the other and through intermarrying now both, combined with the fact of the Celtic (Goidelic or Q Celts) connections between the countries. This has led to other confusions such as the erroneous wearing of kilts and tartans (most invented by the Scott's manufacturers in the 1990's for the tourists) by Irish descended Americans.
What is male for bonnie lass?
The male equivalent for "bonnie lass" would be "fine lad" or "strapping lad."
Who is Georgia kyriacou?
Wee lass from Scotland,and to be honest,she's well sound.
What is the name of the wee girl in Toy Story 3?
Bonnie is her name
What does bonnie mean?
Bonnie or bonny means pretty, attractive, or excellent, as in "She's a bonny lass."
What is a bonnie lass?
A red haired Scottish highland beauty! Possibly washing said hair in a Loch. A broader definition of bonnie lass refers to an attractive woman, in general. It isn't restricted to a beautiful, red-haired Scottish woman. The narrower definition isn't wrong, but these days it used less than broader definition just mentioned.
Baby in Gaelic?
=== === distinctions will have to be made between Scottish and Irish and Welsh of course.In Scottish it would be 'wee lass' or 'wee lad'. The previous answer is clearly incorrect. Gaelic is not a form of English; it is a separate language. Welsh and Irish Gaelic are also separate languages not dialects of English. The "wee lass" and "wee lad" are in the Scottish form of English called Lallans (the English of the Lowlands. === ===
What age did Robert Burns write his first poem?
Robert Burns wrote his first poem, "O, Once I Lov'd A Bonnie Lass," when he was 15 years old.
What is the plural of lass?
Lass'
What nicknames does Ernesto Lass go by?
Ernesto Lass goes by Lass.
What is lass apso?
A lass is glass
