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Someone posted about Sonny on the opinions board and I looked it up, popularity and people's comments on the name. Someone's comment was that you should spell it Sunny for a girl. I didn't think Sonny and Sunny was pronounced the same but it says it's pronounced like SUN-ee. My question is: is Sonny and Sunny pronounced the same? I keep thinking of Bonnie vs Bunny and they are not pronounced the same.
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I don't see how it could be a pronunciation issue at all. If you have a son, it sounds as if you have a sun - OK? So the reason for using Sunny for a girl would be to make her name less emphatically masculine. Or perhaps as a link to Sunniva!
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I was confused because in my mind Sonny rhymes with Bonnie and Sunny with bunny. That's how Sonny is pronounced here and it didn't occur to me until I saw that post that Sonny and Sunny was pronounced exactly the same. I still think it's counter-intuitive to pronounced Sonny and Sunny the same.
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Yes, but English is a very counterintuitive language.
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Sunny and Sonny sound exactly the same to me.
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They are pronounced the same.
There is a small difference in the way they are pronounced, but it's miniscule and to the majority of people they sound the same.
There is a small difference in the way they are pronounced, but it's miniscule and to the majority of people they sound the same.
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"Sonny" comes from the word son. Son and sun sound alike; therefore sonny and sunny sound alike.
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English is your first language and therefore it's intuitive to you. Keep in mind that not everyone on this board is a native English speaker.
English is your first language and therefore it's intuitive to you. Keep in mind that not everyone on this board is a native English speaker.
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Sure, that's a given. I misunderstood because the original poster said, "That's how Sonny is pronounced here" [to rhyme with Bonnie] as though she lived in an English-speaking area where Sonny is a common word. If she'd said "In my language, Sonny would rhyme with Bonnie," that would have made perfect sense.
Keep in mind that not everyone on this board knows where others live and what their native language is. There can even be confusion among pronunciations in different English dialects.
Keep in mind that not everyone on this board knows where others live and what their native language is. There can even be confusion among pronunciations in different English dialects.
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Sorry, I should have been clearer. Sonny is not uncommon here as a given name (sonny as in reference to the word son is for obvious reasons).
Anyway, I was just surprised to find out that Sonny and Sunny are basically the same name because technically I think there should be a difference in pronunciation.
Anyway, I was just surprised to find out that Sonny and Sunny are basically the same name because technically I think there should be a difference in pronunciation.
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Well actually....
I live in New England, and while you can find people that pronounce the names the same, plenty of people don't. Bear in mind though that neither of those names are common around here.
I live in New England, and while you can find people that pronounce the names the same, plenty of people don't. Bear in mind though that neither of those names are common around here.
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