Bonnyrigg

English

Etymology

From earlier Bonnyrig, Bonny Rigg, Bonny Ridge, Bannoc Rig and Bannockrigg, firstly known as Bonnebrig.

Proper noun

Bonnyrigg

  1. A town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3065).
  2. A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia.
    • 2025 December 14, “Police raid home of Pakistani Muslim man suspected of Bondi Beach terror attack - report”, in The Jerusalem Post[1]:
      One of the terrorists who carried out the shooting attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah party was likely a Muslim man of Pakistani origin, a senior law enforcement official told ABC News. The man's name is Naveed Akram, from Bonnyrigg, and his house had been raided.

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