MEANING & HISTORY
What does Bonbon mean?
Bonbon is locally analyzed as repeated Bon, clipped from Bonito. The dictionary also records Bonifacio and other longer-name uses.
Bonito has the Spanish pretty or handsome word history; Bonifacio follows a different Latin good-deed name tradition. The repetition is an affectionate formation rather than a second root. The two principal meanings should remain separate.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
Reduplication of Bon, clipped from Bonito.
a diminutive of the male given names Bonito and Bonifacio; a diminutive of the male given names Yvonne and Shivonne
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Bonbon in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Bonbon
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Bongbong♂Repeated Bong; familiar Bonito or Bonifacio form
- Bob♂Rhyming short form of Robert
- Bobbie·Bright fame; familiar Robert or Roberta form
- Bobby♂Affectionate form of Bob, from Robert
- Bon·As an Old French word: good
- Bong♂Familiar form of Bonito or Bonifacio
- Bonie·As an Older Scots word: beautiful, handsome or pretty
- Bonito♂Pretty, handsome, or pleasing
What rhymes with Bonbon?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wiktionary contributors — Bonbon (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary: Bonbon (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Wiktionary: Bon (opens in a new tab)
Exact parent or lexical step in the documented formation; local relationship is supported by the exact name entry.
- Wiktionary: Bonito (opens in a new tab)
Exact parent or lexical step in the documented formation; local relationship is supported by the exact name entry.
- Wiktionary: Bonifacio (opens in a new tab)
Exact parent or lexical step in the documented formation; local relationship is supported by the exact name entry.