SONNY  

Gender: M
Origin: Nickname for "son"
Meaning: "son"

Popularity in 2008: #863

Rarely heard since the Godfather movies, except that edgy comedian Adam Carolla used it for his twin son.

Variations:
Son, Sunny, Sonney, Sonnie, Sunnie

Sonny is being discussed in our message boards:

• narrowing my list...need help
• nicknames
• The Name Chain-Boys
• Imagine you were having twin boys- what would u call them?
• Spunky Girl names?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Sonny:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
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• M.I.A. BABY: How To Rock That Name
• WILL PAX CHANGE HIS NAME TO MAX?