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Sonia

Also spelled: Sonya, Sonja

Usually a girl's name

Meaning
Russian pet form of Sofia, from Greek 'wisdom' Well attested
Origin
Russian pet form, from Greek
Popularity

US 2025: #1307 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #1051

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Related in meaning in Chinese

Source: Unicode Unihan

Chinese middle names linked to this meaning