Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 空仁愛, 姐爾亜, 十二愛, 素仁愛, 想丹亜, 麻匠呼, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SO-NEE-AH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky", 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Sonia, Sonja or Sonya.