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Sonia

American  
[soh-nyuh, saw-nyah] / ˈsoʊ njə, ˈsɔ njɑ /

noun

  1. a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.


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Almost certainly because Roberts knew that he would read Slaughter, then Justice Sonia Sotomayor would read her dissent.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

"Compared to historical measurements, this was obviously very unusual," said Sonia Seneviratne, professor at the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science at ETH Zurich in Switzerland.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Her oldest sister, Sonia Gonzalez, said Gonzalez reminds her a lot of their father, who reinvented himself many times over the years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

In one, on the ability of immigrants to seek asylum, Justice Sonia Sotomayor read portions of her dissent aloud.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

"You've won, Baby," her mother says, throwing a towel around Sonia and pulling her into the squat of her sari.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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