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We're in the United States, and to me at least, Sonia doesn't sound too Russian. If anything, it sounds more Indian to me - I've known several Indian Sonia's! That is what I like about the name - it is a kind of international name, used in Russia, Scandinavia, India, Brazil (think of Sonia Braga), and of course the U.S.

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Now if we spelled it Sonya, it would seem more Russian, and Sonja screams Scandinavian to my ears.