Sonya (soonya) in Japanese

The name Sonya in Japanese Katakana is ソオニャ which in romaji is soonya. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Sonya in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is そおにゃ.

How do you write Sonya in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "sonya" is 宋耶 (Sōnya). It is pronounced "Sō-nya". The kanji 宋 means "Song Dynasty" and 耶 means "questioning".

The western meaning of the name Sonya is "wisdom". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 智美 (Chi-mi), which is pronounced "chee-mee". The kanji characters mean "wisdom" and "beauty".

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