How Bonny Doon get its name, and what does Bonny Doon mean?

John Burns named the town Bonny Doon after the poem and song "The Banks of Bonny Doon" by the famed Scottish poet Robert Burns (no relation).

Creator: Paul Hostetter
Source: Marilyn Hummel
Date: undated
Type: DOCUMENT
Coverage: Bonny Doon
Identifier: MS-HUMMEL-general history of Bonny Doon-02

Collection

Marilyn Hummel: Bonny Doon History and Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve

Citation

Hostetter, Paul. “How Bonny Doon get its name, and what does Bonny Doon mean?.” Marilyn Hummel. undated. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/136844. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.