Sonia

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    Acronym of Sterling Overnight Index Average. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

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"Sonia had a very amused look on her face."

Etymology

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

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