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Sonya is back on my mind today. To me it has a Bettie Page/roller derby girl vibe that I like- sexy but tough. Anyway Wdyt? I'm loving the idea or shortening it to "Sunny" on occassion. Combo ideas welcome if they strike you
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“All generalizations are false, including this one.”
my names list:
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/111261
**currently my keyboard.... sucks. So please forgive my likely spelling errors**
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It's the name of my cousin, born in 1986, and although I've briefly known a couple of others it doesn't really have a consistent vibe for me because of that.
It's a nice enough name and I wouldn't be sorry to see it more. I couldn't shorten it to Sunny though as my accent makes the two very different.
It's a nice enough name and I wouldn't be sorry to see it more. I couldn't shorten it to Sunny though as my accent makes the two very different.
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I totally agree with the sexy-tough characteristic of Sonya. And I *LOVE* the idea of shortening it to Sunny! I'm always on the lookout for ideas on a "full" name for Sunny, and Sonya is ingenious.
Some off-the-cuff combo ideas:
Sonya Roxanne
Sonya Delphine
Sonya Estelle
Sonya Lucille
Sonya Georgette
Sonya Selene
Sonya Ruby
Sonya Luz
Sonya Francine
Sonya Irene
Sonya Bridget
Sonya Colette
I'm not thrilled with any of them... Sonya is hard to work with for me for some reason! It's like Natasha. Nothing really strikes me.
Some off-the-cuff combo ideas:
Sonya Roxanne
Sonya Delphine
Sonya Estelle
Sonya Lucille
Sonya Georgette
Sonya Selene
Sonya Ruby
Sonya Luz
Sonya Francine
Sonya Irene
Sonya Bridget
Sonya Colette
I'm not thrilled with any of them... Sonya is hard to work with for me for some reason! It's like Natasha. Nothing really strikes me.
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I find it really dated. I'd expect a Sonya to be middle-aged.
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It's funny what's mainstream in some areas and what isn't. I have met only one Sonya, the six year old daughter of a coworker. I don't think I know any others.
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Yeah I've only met one, ever. She's about 30 I think
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I've only known one, a red-headed woman who was in her early thirties when I knew her, but must be about forty now. Kind of a hillbilly, she was from West Virginia, I believe, a nice woman, but she had a very twangy accent and her grammar was very poor. She had become the manager of the cafe where I had once worked, and once she put a sign on the door that read, "Door is broke." I went inside and said to her, "Sonya, does the door have no money?" Haha. But really. The sign was for customers to read. She wore gold lipstick on occasion. She was neither sexy (I don't think, to the extent that I can judge) nor tough. I'm fairly neutral on the name, I don't find it anything great but I don't dislike it, either.
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Such a cute name, though I'm never sure which pronunciation to use (I'd probably go with SAWN-ya, if I had to assume). It's short and sweet, and best of all not as overused as Sophia. Plus the meaning is cool.
I actually get a more shy, bookish vibe from the name (maybe cause of the meaning). The name sounds gentle to me, and decidedly feminine. But being gentle and being strong aren't mutually exclusive qualities :)
Not sure it needs shortening as it's only 2 syllables, but if the person is "sunny" than the nickname definitely works!
I kind of like it paired with a short middle name, like Sonya Jane or Sonya Faith.
I actually get a more shy, bookish vibe from the name (maybe cause of the meaning). The name sounds gentle to me, and decidedly feminine. But being gentle and being strong aren't mutually exclusive qualities :)
Not sure it needs shortening as it's only 2 syllables, but if the person is "sunny" than the nickname definitely works!
I kind of like it paired with a short middle name, like Sonya Jane or Sonya Faith.
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Sonya has the vibe of trying hard to be sexy but not quite making it. Like wearing very high heels but not knowing how to walk gracefully in them and lumbering like a bear. Or like a Cold War-era femme fatale, outdated and ridiculous.
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