Sonia

[ soh-nyuh; Russian saw-nyah ]

noun

1. a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.

Example Sentences

The oldest of the court’s three liberals, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, had her 70th birthday in June.

From Los Angeles Times

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in her dissent, warned the chief justice about precisely this outcome: “Let the president violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends,” she wrote.

From Slate

“We are kings, champions, queens. We are legends,” the narrator said as the video showed a montage of figures like Roberto Clemente, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and "Hamilton" star Lin-Manuel Miranda.

From Salon

Among their offerings included “Woman of the Century,” a gin-based drink inspired by Simone Veil, a lawyer, politician and Holocaust survivor who spear-headed the law that decriminalized abortion in France; “Amazona,” a tequila, yucca, honey soda, cinnamon and pepper drink based on Sonia Guajajara, activist and the first Minister of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil; and the “Vesper Dolores,” honoring Dolores Jiménez y Muro, a teacher, journalist and poet from the Mexican Revolutionary War.

From Salon

Sonia Rosen, a voter in Pennsylvania, told me she felt “mocked” by Harris’ approach to Democratic voters, a majority of whom, polls show, want to see a permanent cease-fire in place, as Harris continued to support Israel as it expanded its war into Lebanon.

From Slate