In the 1963 film "Hud", there is a young Caucasian male in his early 20s who goes by the name
Lonnie (which is sometimes shortened as
Lon).
He was born and raised in Texas, and seemed to have no hispanic ancestry at all. His official name could have been
Alonzo, who knows - but I find it hard to imagine that a Caucasian Texan boy from that day and age could have such an "exotic" name as
Alonzo (plus, his surname was Bannon).
Is it not possible that
Lon &
Lonnie are also independent nicknames in the English-speaking world (rather than the Spanish-speaking world)? Perhaps they could be nicknames for
Laurence and
Lawrence?
In my country, both can be nicknames for Apollonius - but I don't think that that name has ever been frequently used in the English-speaking world.
So, my question to you is: what other names can
Lon and
Lonnie be nicknames for?
Thank you for your input. :)
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This message was edited 5/1/2008, 5:27 PM