Sonja

English

Proper noun

Sonja

1. A female given name
   • 2011, Kristina Ohlsson, Unwanted:

     'At first I couldn't work out what had killed her,' said Sonja Lundin, frowning again, 'but because her head was shaved, I soon discovered it when I looked a bit closer.'

Anagrams

• Jason, Jonas, Jonsa, sanjo

Danish

Proper noun

Sonja

1. a female given name from Russian Со́ня (Sónja), a pet form of Sophia, cognate to English Sonya

Faroese

Proper noun

Sonja f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Sonja: Sonjuson
• daughter of Sonja: Sonjudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Sonja
Accusative	Sonju
Dative	Sonju
Genitive	Sonju

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Со́ня (Sónja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsonjɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞njɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -onjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Son‧ja

Proper noun

Sonja

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sonya

Declension

Inflection of Sonja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Sonja	Sonjat
genitive		Sonjan	Sonjien
partitive		Sonjaa	Sonjia
illative		Sonjaan	Sonjiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Sonja	Sonjat
accusative	nom.	Sonja	Sonjat
	gen.	Sonjan
genitive		Sonjan	Sonjien Sonjainrare
partitive		Sonjaa	Sonjia
inessive		Sonjassa	Sonjissa
elative		Sonjasta	Sonjista
illative		Sonjaan	Sonjiin
adessive		Sonjalla	Sonjilla
ablative		Sonjalta	Sonjilta
allative		Sonjalle	Sonjille
essive		Sonjana	Sonjina
translative		Sonjaksi	Sonjiksi
abessive		Sonjatta	Sonjitta
instructive		—	Sonjin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sonja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sonjani Sonjani accusative nom. Sonjani Sonjani gen. Sonjani genitive Sonjani Sonjieni Sonjainirare partitive Sonjaani Sonjiani inessive Sonjassani Sonjissani elative Sonjastani Sonjistani illative Sonjaani Sonjiini adessive Sonjallani Sonjillani ablative Sonjaltani Sonjiltani allative Sonjalleni Sonjilleni essive Sonjanani Sonjinani translative Sonjakseni Sonjikseni abessive Sonjattani Sonjittani instructive — — comitative — Sonjineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sonjasi Sonjasi accusative nom. Sonjasi Sonjasi gen. Sonjasi genitive Sonjasi Sonjiesi Sonjaisirare partitive Sonjaasi Sonjiasi inessive Sonjassasi Sonjissasi elative Sonjastasi Sonjistasi illative Sonjaasi Sonjiisi adessive Sonjallasi Sonjillasi ablative Sonjaltasi Sonjiltasi allative Sonjallesi Sonjillesi essive Sonjanasi Sonjinasi translative Sonjaksesi Sonjiksesi abessive Sonjattasi Sonjittasi instructive — — comitative — Sonjinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sonjamme Sonjamme accusative nom. Sonjamme Sonjamme gen. Sonjamme genitive Sonjamme Sonjiemme Sonjaimmerare partitive Sonjaamme Sonjiamme inessive Sonjassamme Sonjissamme elative Sonjastamme Sonjistamme illative Sonjaamme Sonjiimme adessive Sonjallamme Sonjillamme ablative Sonjaltamme Sonjiltamme allative Sonjallemme Sonjillemme essive Sonjanamme Sonjinamme translative Sonjaksemme Sonjiksemme abessive Sonjattamme Sonjittamme instructive — — comitative — Sonjinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sonjanne Sonjanne accusative nom. Sonjanne Sonjanne gen. Sonjanne genitive Sonjanne Sonjienne Sonjainnerare partitive Sonjaanne Sonjianne inessive Sonjassanne Sonjissanne elative Sonjastanne Sonjistanne illative Sonjaanne Sonjiinne adessive Sonjallanne Sonjillanne ablative Sonjaltanne Sonjiltanne allative Sonjallenne Sonjillenne essive Sonjananne Sonjinanne translative Sonjaksenne Sonjiksenne abessive Sonjattanne Sonjittanne instructive — — comitative — Sonjinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sonjansa Sonjansa accusative nom. Sonjansa Sonjansa gen. Sonjansa genitive Sonjansa Sonjiensa Sonjainsarare partitive Sonjaansa Sonjiaan Sonjiansa inessive Sonjassaan Sonjassansa Sonjissaan Sonjissansa elative Sonjastaan Sonjastansa Sonjistaan Sonjistansa illative Sonjaansa Sonjiinsa adessive Sonjallaan Sonjallansa Sonjillaan Sonjillansa ablative Sonjaltaan Sonjaltansa Sonjiltaan Sonjiltansa allative Sonjalleen Sonjallensa Sonjilleen Sonjillensa essive Sonjanaan Sonjanansa Sonjinaan Sonjinansa translative Sonjakseen Sonjaksensa Sonjikseen Sonjiksensa abessive Sonjattaan Sonjattansa Sonjittaan Sonjittansa instructive — — comitative — Sonjineen Sonjinensa

Statistics

• Sonja is the 95^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 8,195 female individuals (and as a middle name to 713 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sonja

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sonya

Norwegian

Proper noun

Sonja

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sonya

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sonja c (genitive Sonjas)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sonya

Anagrams

• Jason, Jonas, nojas