"Sonya" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Со́ня (Sónja), an informal pet form of Со́фья (Sófʹja) or Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sofia, Sophia”), from the Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). It was introduced into English through 19th century Russian literature and taken into general use in early twentieth century. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|Со́ня}} Russian Со́ня (Sónja), {{m|ru|Со́фья}} Со́фья (Sófʹja), {{m|ru|Софи́я||Sofia, Sophia}} Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sofia, Sophia”), {{der|en|grc|σοφία||wisdom}} Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sonya
  1. A female given name from Russian. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms: Sonia Related terms: Sophia Translations (female given name): صونيا (Arabic), Soňa (Czech), Sonja (Danish), Sonja [feminine] (Faroese), Sonja (Finnish), Sonia [feminine] (French), Sonja [feminine] (German), Σόνια (Sónia) [feminine] (Greek), Suunia (Greenlandic), Szonja (Hungarian), Sonia [feminine] (Italian), Sonja (Norwegian), Sônia [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), Sónia [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), Со́ня (Sónja) (english: pet name only) [feminine] (Russian), Sonia [feminine] (Spanish), Sonja [common-gender] (Swedish), సోనియా (sōniyā) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-Sonya-en-name-qZR0-gMX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Telugu terms with redundant script codes

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