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Bibliobeck (56 words)
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thou varlet!, by trivet
amusing insults, by arby
Wrongheads, by whichbe
hannah's Words, by hannah
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Perhaps derived from the proper name Innocent. (etymonline)
Good question--a quick look suggests not, though, if etymonline is to be trusted. Both apparently come from names. Ninny has a connotation of immature; nincompoop has more of a connotation of fool. It is a relief to me, because my mother sometimes called me a little ninny, but never a nincompoop. ;-)
Probably short for nincompoop, no?