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 [ 2 syll. so-nia, son-ia ] The girl name Sonia is pronounced SOWNYah KEY. Sonia's language of origin is Old Greek, and it is predominantly used in English and Russian. Sonia is a variant form (English and Russian) of the English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian Sophia. Sonia is also a spelling variant (English) of the Arabic, Czech, English, Russian, Slavic, and Scandinavian Sonya. Sonia is an all-time favorite. Today it is still a somewhat popular baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use previously. The name grew in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest height of its usage in 1973, 0.103% of baby girls were named Sonia. Its ranking then was #174. The baby name has since experienced a drop in frequency. In 2008, it ranked at #706 with a usage of 0.020%. Within the group of girl names directly related to Sonia, the English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian Sophia was the most regularly used. Its use outnumbered Sonia's by 38 times in 2008. Baby names that sound like Sonia include the Dutch, English, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and German Sonja, the Arabic, Czech, English, Russian, Slavic, and Scandinavian Sonya, the Arabic Salma, the English and Indian Sameena, the name Sameh, the English Sami, the English Sammi, the English Sammie, the English Sammy, the English Samone, the Arabic and Urdu Sana, the German and Russian Sanja, the English, German, and Scandinavian Sanna, the Dutch and German Sannie, the Italian Santa, the Russian Sanya, the Arabic Sawsan, the Irish Seana, the English Season, and the Indian Seema. KEY: Pronunciation for Sonia: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
