First names in Hebrew

First name Sonja: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

סוניה

Gematria value: 131

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sonja is written סוניה

Sonja is the German and Scandinavian spelling of Sonia, a pet form of Sofia, "wisdom".

Meaning and origin

What does Sonja mean?

Meaning: "wisdom" (Russian pet form of Sofia)
Origin: Greek

Sonia is a Russian pet form: the little Sofia, Sophia. And Sophia comes from the Greek sophia, “wisdom”, the word found in “philosophy”, “the love of wisdom”. Sonia is the young woman who, in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, helps the hero rise again.

Gematria

Sonja = 131

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. סוניה has 5 letters:

• סthe letter Samekh60
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total131

The verse of the name

From the letter Samekh to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Sonja, from ס to ה:

סַלְסְלֶהָ וּתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶנָּה׃

“Prize her highly, and she will raise you up; she will bring you honor when you embrace her.”

Proverbs 4:8

The book of your first name

Sonja, in nine pages

• Sonja, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Sonja
• Sonja, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Sonja in three answers

How do you write Sonja in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sonja is written סוניה. Sonja is the German and Scandinavian spelling of Sonia, a pet form of Sofia, "wisdom".

What is the gematria value of Sonja?
Written סוניה, Sonja is worth 131: the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Sonja mean?
Wisdom" (Russian pet form of Sofia) (origin: Greek). Sonia is a Russian pet form: the little Sofia, Sophia. And Sophia comes from the Greek sophia, “wisdom”, the word found in “philosophy”, “the love of wisdom”. Sonia is the young woman who, in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, helps the hero rise again.