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The word 'ronnie'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
ronnieOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus80.424918
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 23.2 4 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 734.4 205 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 24 2 2
DOR - General Northern 14 3 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 8 3 2
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 57.9 9 1
GLA - Glasgow 57.6 10 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 4.2 3 2
SEA - South East (Borders) 13.4 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 97.3 7 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of ronnie in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
But Ronnie Aim wid buy a go wae a Frys C on page 45

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ose fur dem. Dir aaldest boy, Ronnie, haes it noo, an Betty bides on page 46
ree years. Da boys wis boarn, Ronnie, an dan da twins, an peerie A on page 49
"Oh, yes, shü answered, "Ronnie said dee an Lowrie wis-" on page 50

4 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
REPLY TO RONNIE on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ronnie Hinnersin wis nae ile-pintin. on page 48
Ronnie didna tak im oan. "Leuk it es on page 49
jist stick te the ads," said Ronnie, takkin back the paper. "Leuk on page 50
"G'wa," snortit Ronnie. "Far did bein honest ivver g on page 51
"Listen te ess." Ronnie dichtit is moo oan the back 0 on page 52
Also on pages 53, 54, 55, 56, 57
64 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ronnie's Facebook Fiasco on page 50
..an uxexpeckit extra, like." Ronnie grinned. "Walter smelt a rat on page 51
"Mebbe ye're richt." Ronnie noddit. "Ah'm pittin the cair on page 52
"Huh!" leuch Ronnie. "Last time Ah tried te dee a on page 53
"Next!" said Ronnie, ignorin his pal an stairtin on page 54
Also on pages 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62
82 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Reed Het Ronnie on page 35
Ronnie's lips meeved es he stairtit on page 36
"Ay," said Ronnie, feelin a bittie brichter, "a on page 37
pairty," joked Stevie, haalin Ronnie's choice o evenin weer aff a on page 38
"Ay?" Ronnie furled roon in is seat, anxio on page 39
Also on pages 40, 41, 42, 43
57 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ie. 'Ah kent a Cadwallader - Ronnie Cadwallader. He wis at the na on page 41

1 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
jile is "porridge"? D'ye mind Ronnie Barker on the TV? Weel, the t
1 matches

General Northern

@beast_afc tweeted
Lokin like Ronnie has been given permission tae(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
eside @Orchid_Aberdeen Alan & Ronnie, nae happy wee their auld bot(2018)

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
chitterin Baillie. But it wis Ronnie Miller that wis maist convinc
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
TWA three year syne, Ronnie Brown, the survivin hauf o th
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ldo11 @Bonnyton1912 well said ronnie lad - and spot on (2020) twitter link

West Central

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
indefatigable chairmanship o Ronnie Renton o St Aloysius College,
1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
heid an’ beard belonged tae Ronnie Browne, then a 1/3rd o’ The
kin’ the Music teacher, why Ronnie had resigned, when the Trio b
it an’ “Culloden” tae Ronnie, when he wis pursuin’ a sol
Ronnie
tae make it's ain decisions, Ronnie Browne made his way oan tae t
9 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
His da but, Ronnie! Fuck! Ah mind that cunt taki
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Aw kiddin aside, Ronnie McDade’s a fuckin screwball
pills oot intae the car park. Ronnie McDade’s takin his jaiket a
‘Away ye go Ronnie! Wis he fuck! He wis just dan
, come oer here an say it!’ Ronnie sais.
RONNIE! YOU LEAVE THAT BOAY ALANE YA
7 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
w ur you Mrs. McDade? How’s Ronnie gettin oan?’ ah sais, steer
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ell ma Da, ma Ma and ma Uncle Ronnie that ye were makin us take dr
1 matches

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
powie in the ither haund. Ay, Ronnie A ken ye'r ker-haundit, weel on page 22

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
y Six, the fastest rinner wis Ronnie McCoy. on page 6

2 matches

South East (Borders)

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@gavzo As ronnie tait wud say.......”div e si(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
RONNIE’S STORY
Ronnie Blair, Shit the flair,
“Ronnie, Ronnie, gie us yer answer do,
Ronnie disnae like fitba’,
“Mrs McAdam, Ronnie’s greetin’!”
5 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
Brilliant. My da used tae dae Ronnie's garden. Great fella, nice g(2020)

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