English
Etymology
English spelling of a Russian pet form Сон� ( Sónja ) of Sophia, Gr. "wisdom".
Proper noun
Sonya
- given name|female introduced into English through the novels of Tolstoy and Dostoyevski and taken into general use in early twentieth century.
Translations
Danish: Sonja
Finnish: Sonja
French: Sonia
German: Sonja
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Norwegian: Sonja
Russian: Сон� ( pet name only )
Spanish: Sonia
Swedish: Sonja
sr:Sonya
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