Bonar is a surname and given name. In County Donegal, it is the anglicized form of the . The name is associated with Irish cnámh âÂÂboneâÂÂ, a semantic connection that may underlie its anglicized form. It is one of very few matronymic Irish surnames. It may also be of French origin, derived from .
Notable people
Surname
- Aiden Bonar (born 1999), Australian footballer
- Andrew Bonar (1810âÂÂ1892), Scottish minister
- Bud Bonar (1906âÂÂ1970), American football player
- Dan Bonar (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player
- Haley Bonar (born 1983), Canadian-born American singer-songwriter
- Horatius Bonar (1808âÂÂ1889), Scottish poet and minister
- Ivan Bonar (1924âÂÂ1988), American actor
- James Bonar (civil servant) (1852âÂÂ1941), Scottish civil servant, economist and historian
- James Bonar (moderator) (c. 1570âÂÂc. 1655), Church of Scotland minister
- James Bonar (philanthropist) (1801âÂÂ1867), Scottish lawyer and philanthropist
- James Bonar (politician) (1840âÂÂ1901), New Zealand merchant, shipping agent, company director and politician
- James Bonar (scholar) (1757âÂÂ1821), Scottish lawyer and amateur astronomer
- Jane C. Bonar (1821âÂÂ1884), Scottish hymnwriter
- Jim Bonar (1862âÂÂ1924), Scottish footballer
- John Bonar (minister) (1721âÂÂ1761), Church of Scotland minister
- John Bonar (set decorator) (1886âÂÂ1963), American set decorator
- Maureen Bonar (born 1962), Canadian curler
- Paul Bonar (born 1976), Scottish footballer
- Rosalie Julie von Bonar, Austrian noblewoman
- Sarah Bonar (born 1994), Scottish rugby union player
- Steven Bonar (born 1979), Scottish footballer
- Thomson Bonar (1738âÂÂ1814), Scottish publisher
Given name
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