Sonya

sonya English Alternative forms en Sonia Etymology Borrowed from en ru,uk Со́ня, an informal pet form of ru Со́фья, uk Софі́я or ru Софи́я Sofia, Sophia, from the en grc σοφία wisdom. It was introduced into English through 19th century Russian literature and taken into general use in early twentieth century. Pronunciation en /ˈsoʊn.jə/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-StalJosA-Sonya (soʊn-).wav GA en /ˈsɑn.jə/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-StalJosA-Sonya (sɑn-).wav GA Proper noun en female ru:Соня. en 1983 Sheila Ballantyne Imaginary Crimes Penguin Group USA 9780140065404 It was Valery who had named her firstborn Sonya, after the figure skater Sonja Henie. "She moves through space so smoothly! She has such freedom!" she explained to Ray, the child's father. "Anything you want, honey," he replied, with a half-smile. en 2016 Sunjeev Sahota The Year of the Runaways: A novel Vintage 9781101946114 He said nothing, then asked, “Is Sonya your real name?”“Harinderjeet.”“A good name. A strong name.”He could see her face in the bar's surface, frowning as she returned the card to her purse. “Is Sonya not a nice name?”He felt her leaning in.“A sexy name?” Related terms en Sophia Translations female given name Arabic: ar صونيا Catalan: ca Czech: cs Soňa Danish: da Sonja Faroese: fo Sonja f Finnish: fi Sonja French: fr Sonia f German: de Sonja f Greek: el Σόνια f Greenlandic: kl Suunia Hungarian: hu Szonja Italian: it Sonia f Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr Sonya f Macedonian: mk Сања f Norwegian: no Sonja Portuguese: Brazilian Portuguese: pt Sônia f European Portuguese: pt Sónia f Russian: ru Со́ня f (pet name only) Spanish: es Sonia f Swedish: sv Sonja c Telugu: te సోనియా Ukrainian: uk Соня f Anagrams en anosy Yanos say no sayon yanos Ayons oyans Ayson Portuguese Proper noun f pt female Sónia//Sônia