Know anything about the French connection to the last name Bonnell?

The last name Bonnell (and the people) were suppost to have come from France. My family does not know much about our past, and I would like to do some research about the part of France they may have origniated from. Any information would be great, thanks! Anyone making rude or obscene remarks will be reported.

Know anything about the French connection to the last name Bonnell?
Sweetie, you will also be interested in knowing something about the "Auld Alliance"(Old Alliance) a term Scottish Historians are familiar with. It was the times in History that France and Scotland shared their passionate hatred for the English Tyrants and rushed to the aide of the other. The French and the Scots share the root word "Bon" for" beautiful", "Great," and words of that ilk.


The Scots word" Bonnie Lass" The "Bonnie Prince" and of course the French " Bon apitit!" "Bon Jour"


Thus your name "Bonnie" is the correct form Of Bonnell..compare "Donnie" from the Scots name Donnell
Reply:The resolved questions have some links to large free genealogy sites. Start with your grandparents and work back.


As to the origin and meaning:





Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4, via ancestry (below)





Bonnell


Altered spelling of French Bonnel, a variant of Bonneau.


English: variant of Bunnell.





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Bonneau


French: from the medieval personal name Bonellus.





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Bunnell


English: in part, a habitational name for someone from Bunwell in Norfolk. The place name is from Old English bune 鈥榬eed鈥?+ wella 鈥榮pring鈥? 鈥榮tream鈥? Old forms of the surname suggest a second, non-habitational source.