Sonia (name)

Sonia (name)

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Sonia is a feminine given name in the many countries including the West, Russia, the Middle East and South Asia. In the West, it is derived from the Greek "Sophia" meaning "wisdom"; in India, the name means "beautiful", or "my love" in Hindi.fact|date=August 2008

Notable people with this name

*SONiA, the American singer-songwriter
* Sonia, alias of Omaira Rojas Cabrera, a FARC-EP guerrilla member
*Sônia Braga, Brazilian actress
*Sonia Evans, an English pop singer
*Sonia Gandhi, the President of the Indian National Congress
*Sonia O'Sullivan, an Irish athlete

Fictional characters

*Sonia the Hedgehog, a character in "Sonic Underground"
*Sonia Fowler, a character in "EastEnders"
* Sonia Strumm, a character in "Mega Man Star Force" and its sequel.


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