doney

Perhaps from Catalan dona or Spanish doña; perhaps introduced to England by sailors who had visited Spanish or Italian ports

doney (plural doneys)

1. (colloquial) girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman
   • May 7, 1927, Uncle Dave Macon, "Tell Her To Come Back Home", Vocalion 5153
   • 1951, Elmore James, Dust My Broom

     a no-good doney, shouldn't allow her on the street

   • late 20th century, Mississippi blues musician R. L. Burnside, "Long Haired Doney"

• doney gal

• http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=54922&messages=35

• doyen, noyed