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 [ 2 syll. so-nja, son-ja ] The girl name Sonja is pronounced as SOWNYah KEY. Sonja is mainly used in Dutch, English, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and German, and it is of Old Greek origin. Sonja is a variation of the English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian name Sophia in the German and Scandinavian languages. Sonja is also a spelling variant of the Arabic, Czech, English, Russian, Slavic, and Scandinavian name Sonya in the Dutch, English, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic languages. Sonja is an unusual baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1938 with 0.098% of baby girls being named Sonja. It ranked at #180 then. The baby name has since steeply dropped in popularity, and is today of sporadic use. In 2008, among the group of girl names directly related to Sonja, the English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian Sophia was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Sonja include the English and Russian Sonia, 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. A famous person named Sonja is Figure Skater Sonja Henie, born 12 October 1969. KEY: Pronunciation for Sonja: 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)"   |
