Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sonia

/sˈoʊnjˌɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: so-nia
IPA: /sˈoʊnjˌɑ/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

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Acronym of Sterling Overnight Index Average.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Frequently Paired Words

Sonja Sonya

Homonyms

sonja

Rhymes With

sonja

Questions

How do you pronounce sonia?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈoʊnjˌɑ/.
What does sonia mean?: A female given name from Russian (the usual UK spelling of the name which is spelled Sonya in the US).
Where does sonia come from?: Borrowed from Russian Со́ня (Sónja), pet form of Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sophia”).

How to pronounce sonia

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