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Sonya

American  
[soh-nyuh, saw-nyah] / ˈsoʊ nyə, ˈsɔ nyɑ /

noun

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


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Sonya Trivedy, executive director of external engagement at Samaritans, said the charity was so grateful to Clair for helping the charity support people in crisis.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Think about what you enjoy about the friendship and what your long connection means to you, suggests financial psychologist Sonya Lutter at Texas Tech University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan from the British Heart Foundation said she hoped the injections could be made available to everyone who could benefit "as soon as possible".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Upward mobility can be imported into neighborhoods, according to results just released by Chetty and his co-authors, Rebecca Diamond, Thomas Foster, Lawrence Katz, Sonya Porter, Matthew Staiger and Laura Tach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

“There’s always an issue with Chelsea,” Sonya Pierce says, leaning toward Jacob, her coconspirator.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan