Baby name
CLASSIC
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 Sonya
/SOHN · yah/
Meaning
“Wisdom”
Russian and Slavic pet form of Sofia, from Greek sophia meaning 'wisdom'; spread internationally through Tolstoy's War and Peace, where Sonya is a major character.
Nicknames
sonia
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Familiar and warm; ages well as a classic Slavic name with literary pedigree.
The cultural moment.
Common across Eastern Europe throughout the 20th century; steady use in English-speaking countries.