Bonar (name)
Bonar is a surname and given name. In County Donegal, it is the anglicized form of the Irish: Ó Cnáimhsí, lit. 'descendant of Cnáimhseach'. It is one of very few matronymic Irish surnames.[1] It may also be of French origin, derived from bonair.[2]
Notable people[edit]
Surname[edit]
- Aiden Bonar (born 1999), Australian footballer
- Andrew Bonar (1810–1892), Scottish minister
- Bud Bonar (1906–1970), American football player
- Dan Bonar (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player
- Haley Bonar (born 1983), Canadian-born American singer-songwriter
- Horatius Bonar (1808–1889), Scottish poet and minister
- James Bonar (civil servant) (1852–1941), Scottish civil servant, economist and historian
- James Bonar (politician) (1840–1901), New Zealand merchant, shipping agent, company director and politician
- Jane Lundie Bonar (1821–1884), Scottish hymnwriter
- John Bonar (set decorator) (1886–1963), American set decorator
- Maureen Bonar (born 1962), Canadian curler
- Paul Bonar (born 1976), Scottish footballer
- Thomson Bonar (1738–1814), Scottish publisher
Given name[edit]
- Bonar Bain (1923–2005), Canadian actor
- Bonar Colleano (1924–1958), American actor
- Bonar Law (1858–1923), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
References[edit]
- ^ "Ó Cnáimhsighe - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Bonnar Coat of Arms / Bonnar Family Crest". www.4crests.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
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