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HelpRe: Lorna & Sonja
in reply to a message by iris
I dislike Lorna, it sounds hillbillyish to me. Sorry.
Sonja is my aunt's name, well...it was, she died a week ago. I was just thinking that it's a beautiful name and I may use it on a future daughter. I originally would have used Sonia, because it looked more balanced, but lately Sonja has been the only one for me. I actually don't think it would be mispronounced in the States.
Edited to add: Do you pronounce it SON-ya or SAWN-ya? My family prn. it SAWN-ya, but I always called my aunt SON-ya, and that's what I prefer.
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Sonja is my aunt's name, well...it was, she died a week ago. I was just thinking that it's a beautiful name and I may use it on a future daughter. I originally would have used Sonia, because it looked more balanced, but lately Sonja has been the only one for me. I actually don't think it would be mispronounced in the States.
Edited to add: Do you pronounce it SON-ya or SAWN-ya? My family prn. it SAWN-ya, but I always called my aunt SON-ya, and that's what I prefer.
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
This message was edited 12/9/2005, 6:39 AM
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I pronounce it SON-ya, the first syllable like the word sewn. I used to work with a woman named Sonia who pronounced it SAWN-ya and I just don't care for that pronunciation.
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