Sonny (sonii) in Japanese

The name Sonny in Japanese Katakana is ソニイ which in romaji is sonii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sonny in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is そにい.

How do you write Sonny in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "sonny" is 尊い (pronounced: so-no-i), which means "honorable".

The western meaning of the name "Sonny" is a nickname for a son, derived from the English word "son". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 息子 (Muko), which is pronounced "moo-ko". The Kanji characters mean "breath" and "child".

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