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Bunty

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Bunty is an old term or name for a pet lamb.

History:
The name for a pet lamb, Bunty may have been used as a nickname or term of endearment like “Honey” or “Princess.” It was introduced in 1911 by a popular comic play by Graham Moffat entitled Bunty Pulls the Strings about a feisty Scottish lass. They play ran in London for over six hundred performances.


Pronunciation: bunt-ee.

Alternates: Buntie.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.001 % named Bunty

Popularity of Bunty:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A

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