What does Sonny mean?

Sonny means "son of Grave, son of"

How do we pronounce Sonny?

Sonny \son-ny, so-nny\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Sonny is sometimes used as a nicknames for girl name. Its pronunciation is SAHN-iy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Sonny: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Sonny?

Sonny is used predominantly in the English language, and it is derived from English and Old French origins. The name was originally a nickname for a young man. It was first promoted by the appearance of the character 'Sonny Boy' in the film The Singing Fool (1928) starring Al Jolson. The name is sometimes used as a diminutive form of other names such as meaning of Solomon and name Saul origin. In addition, Sonny is a diminutive form of the name Grayson meaning (English). Sonny is also a variant of the name Madison name (English). Sonny is also a variant of the name name Mason (English). Sonny is also a variant of the name Orson meaning of name (English and French) in the English language. Soni pronounciation, Sonnea meaning of name, Sonnee meaning, Sonney meaning and origin, nicknames for Sonni (English), short names for Sonnie (English), Sony meaning and origin, and name Sunny (English) are variants of Sonny. Sonny is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. The name's popularity rose from the 1920s up to the 1970s. At the height of its usage in 1975, 0.021% of baby boys were given the name Sonny. It ranked at #427 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.010% and its ranking #955. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Sonny, what does the name Mason mean was the most regularly used. In 2010, it was used 71 times more than Sonny. Sonny has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century.

A famous person named Sonny is Singer Sonny Bono, born 16 February 1935 - 5 January 1998, Detroit, Michigan.

List of baby names Sonny:

name Sanie origin, Sonni name popularity (English), Sonnie meaning of name (English), baby name Saami (Arabic), name Sachen meaning, Sachin meaning of name, Sagun meaning of name, Sagynau pronounciation, Sagynaw meaning and origin, nicknames for Sahaen, Sahaene name, Sahain name popularity, name Sahaine origin, Sahan meaning and origin, Sahane pronounciation, name Sahayn origin, Sahayne pronounciation, Sahen meaning, name Sajan (Indian), and what does the name Sajann mean.

The baby name Sonny fun facts:

The name Sonny in reverse order is "Ynnos".

The numerological value of the name Sonny is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Sonny?

Sonny is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames