Sonia - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Sonia \s(o)-nia\ is pronounced SOHN-yah. It is of English origin. Variant of Sophia (Greek) "wisdom". Queen of Norway Sonja; skater/actress Sonja Henie; painter Sonia Delaunay.

Sonia has 10 variant forms: Sohnia, Sohnnja, Sondja, Sondya, Sonja, Sonje, Sonni, Sonnie, Sonnja and Sonya.

For more information, see also the related name Ansonia.

Baby names that sound like Sonia are Zonia, Sana, Sanna, Sina, Sena, Xenia, Zenia, Zinia and Zona.

Sonia is a very popular female first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Sonia. Click here to compare Sonia with related baby names.