Johnny johnny • johnny appleseed · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · Johnny · · Text Latin · · Script 6 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms. Synonyms: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, greyback. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · J latin capital letter j U+004A h latin small letter h U+0068 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F y latin small letter y U+0079