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Sonia

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

noun

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


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The New York Times’ Adam Liptak described her role this way in 2019: “Justice Sonia Sotomayor … maintains a sort of vigil in the capital cases other justices treat as routine.”

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a solo dissent: “It should be obvious that this arrest violated the First Amendment.”

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

The decision for Cox was 9-0, though two justices, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson, said the court’s ruling for the company was broader than it needed to be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

They have made it look like a habit, even if manager Sonia Bompastor insists otherwise.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

She hinted that if Sonia and I ever get into trouble, she knows someone who can help us.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez