Bondi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) "Bondi," originally "Boondi" is an Aboriginal word meaning "water breaking over rocks" or "noise of water breaking over rocks."

• (UK) enPR: bŏn'dī, IPA^(key): /ˈbɒn.daɪ/

Bondi

1. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
   • 2025 December 14, Mathilda Heller, Shir Perets, “One Israeli among 11 killed in Bondi Beach shooting, foreign ministry confirms”, in The Jerusalem Post‎^[1]:

     The party, Hanukkah by the Sea, is an annual event run by Chabad of Bondi, where the community lights up the menorah on the first day of the holiday. […] The Israeli organization ZAKA has dispatched a delegation, along with logistical equipment, to Bondi to assist in identifying the victims and handling the situation according to Jewish law.

2. A surname.
   • 2025 February 4, Shania Shelton and Morgan Rimmer, “Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Fetterman told reporters after the vote that he decided to support Bondi because of her qualifications, even though she is not his “ideal” choice.

• Bodin, bidon, dob in

• IPA^(key): /ˈbondi/ [ˈbõn̪.d̪i]
• Rhymes: -ondi
• Syllabification: Bon‧di

Bondi m

1. (Lunfardo) Bondi (a colectivo in Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2. Bondi (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)