Quick answer
Sonya is a girl name.
Pronunciation: Russian /ˈso.nʲə/; English /ˈsoʊn.jə/; English /ˈsɔːn.jə/.
Meaning and history
Russian diminutive of Sophia. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1869, English translation 1886).
Notes and context
Usage: russian, english | Russian: Соня