Sonia

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proper noun

A female given name from Russian (the usual UK spelling of the name which is spelled Sonya in the US).

OriginRussian Со́ня →
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Meanings

Sonia1

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Russian (the usual UK spelling of the name which is spelled Sonya in the US).

    Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law.

    2024 April 3, Stephen Breyer, “Stephen Breyer: The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of Friends”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2024

SONIA2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationacronymbusinessAcronym of Sterling Overnight Index Average.

Origin

  1. RussianСо́ня
  2. EnglishSonia

Borrowed from Russian Со́ня (Sónja), pet form of Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sophia”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Sonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonia

MLA

“Sonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sonia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sonia.

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