Sonya
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian pet form Со́ня (Sónja), an informal pet form of Со́фья (Sófʹja) or Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sofia, Sophia”), from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). It was introduced into English through 19th century Russian literature and taken into general use in early twentieth century.
Proper noun
Sonya
- A female given name from Russian.
Related terms
Translations
female given name
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Anagrams
Portuguese
Proper noun
Sonya f
- a female given name, variant of Sônia
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