Sonny
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Sonny is a common nickname and occasional given name. Often it can be a derivative of the English word "Son", a name derived from the Ancient Germanic element *sunn meaning "sun"; a nickname derived from the Italian names Salvatore, Santo, or Santino (mostly in North America amongst Italian Americans); or the Slavic male name Slavon meaning "famous or glorious". Other variations or Similiar is Johnny, Bonny, Donny, Lonny, Penny, Senna, Stone, Smith, Song/Sung (Koreanese), Sun/Sin (Chinese), Son, Soni, Sen, Santos, Sonus, Sony,
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- male given name
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- S500
- Cologne phonetics
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- Caverphone
- SN1111
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Sonny is a common nickname and occasional given name. Often it can be a derivative of the English word "Son", a name derived from the Ancient Germanic element *sunn meaning "sun"; a nickname derived from the Italian names Salvatore, Santo, or Santino (mostly in North America amongst Italian Americans); or the Slavic male name Slavon meaning "famous or glorious". Other variations or Similiar is Johnny, Bonny, Donny, Lonny, Penny, Senna, Stone, Smith, Song/Sung (Koreanese), Sun/Sin (Chinese), Son, Soni, Sen, Santos, Sonus, Sony,
Notable people with the name include:
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