Given name · Macedonian · Serbian
Соња
“wisdom”·“having great wisdom and foresight”
Соња (Sonja) is a feminine given name. It is used in Macedonian.
Macedonian and SerbianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Sonja.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Соња is Sonja written in Cyrillic. In Danish use, Sonja is an affectionate form of Sophia. Sophia means “wisdom” in Greek. Sonja is a variant of Sophie. One Greek interpretation is “having great wisdom and foresight.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Соња is Sonja written in Cyrillic. In Danish use, Sonja is an affectionate form of Sophia. Sophia has Greek linguistic roots and later spread into several European naming traditions. Sonja is a variant of Sophie. An origin associated with Sophie is French.
Explained through its name family
Соња’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Соња can be written in the Roman alphabet as Sonja. In Serbian usage, Соња has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Σόνια.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Соња
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