Sonia is a feminine given name in many areas of the world including the West, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and India. The name is derived from "Sophia", a Greek name meaning wisdom. Sonia and its variant spellings Sonja and Sonya are Russian variations on Sophia.[1] In Hindi, the name means 'golden',[2] derived from 爐伍爐爐 son 'gold', from Sanskrit 爐伍爐朽ぐ爛爐 suvar畊a (su- 'good' + var畊a 'color').