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 [ 2 syll. so-nya, son-ya ] The girl name Sonya is pronounced SOWNYah KEY. Sonya's language of origin is Old Greek, and it is predominantly used in the Arabic, Czech, English, Russian, Slavic, and Scandinavian languages. Variant forms of Sonya include Lasonya (English), Sonica (Russian and Slavic), Sonida (English), Sonita (English), Sonjia (English), and Sunya (English). In addition, Sonya is a Russian and Scandinavian pet form of Sophia (English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian). Sonya is also a Russian and Scandinavian pet form of Sofiya (Russian). Sonny (English pet form), Sonia (English and Russian variant spelling), and Sonja (Dutch, English, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and German variant spelling) are other forms of Sonya. Sonya is an unusual baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1967 with 0.173% of baby girls being given the name Sonya. Its ranking then was #114. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is of only irregular use now. In 2008, among the group of girl names directly linked to Sonya, Sophia (English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian) was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Sonya include Sonia (English and Russian), Sonja (Dutch, English, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and German), Salma (Arabic), Sameena (English and Indian), Sameh, Sami (English), Sammi (English), Sammie (English), Sammy (English), Samone (English), Sana (Arabic and Urdu), Sanja (German and Russian), Sanna (English, German, and Scandinavian), Sannie (Dutch and German), Santa (Italian), Sanya (Russian), Sawsan (Arabic), Seana (Irish), Season (English), and Seema (Indian). KEY: Pronunciation for Sonya: 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)"   |
