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Sonu

An Indian affectionate name without one universal literal meaning.

OriginIndian

Meaning and history

Sonu is widely used in India as an affectionate pet name and independent given name. It may arise in different linguistic communities, so one fixed ancient meaning should not be assigned universally.

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