Sonia

\sɔ.nja\♀French girl's name

A French girl's name of Russian origin.

At a glance

GenderFeminine
OriginRussian
Pronunciation\sɔ.nja\
Also spelledSonya

Origin and meaning

From Russian Со́ня (Sónja), pet form of Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sophie”).

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Italy
  • Malta
  • Spain
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Switzerland
  • Bulgaria
  • Russia
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan

Around the world

  • GermanSonh, Sonja
  • EnglishSonya
  • Arabicصونيا
  • GreekΣόνια
  • RussianСоня

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Wikimedia Commons (France (Normandie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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