which spelling?

[juliet.a]

I've been lovin on the name Sonia recently, but am unsure which spelling I like best:

Sonia
Sonja
Sonya

What do think of each and why?

[lucialucentum]

I actually like Sonja best. The only Sonja/Sonya/Sonia I know spells it with a J. I think it's nice, though they all work well. I think my least favourite is with the Y. Sonia might be the most practical, though.

[stripedsocks]

Sonja's my favourite.

[lucystone]

I prefer Sonia. Sonja just doesn't look right, and Sonya reminds me of Tonya, which I really dislike.

[ashthedreamer]

Sonja!

I have a huge thing for the weird-but-authentic Eastern European names (think Gracja, Lilija, Zenobia, Nadezhda, etc.), and Sonja has the same charm for me. Every time I see Sonia I want to say soh-NEE-ah or SON-ee-ah, not SONE-yah/SAWN-yah... And Sonya is fine but the "Y" looks more trendy than the "J" to me. If you want to avoid the slightly confusing (to some) "J", I think Sonya would be a great alternative.

[historia]

I like Sonia.

[oliviasarah]

Sonja is my favourite too! It makes me think of Queen Sonja of Norway (:

Sonia and Sonya for some reason look very futuristic to me. Not in a bad way, but I still prefer Sonja.

[mischa]

1 Sonia - looks more sophisticated and polished to me

2 Sonja - if you want the Scandinavian version, this is the one for you! One issue: would some people pronounce it "son-jah" instead of "son-yah".

3 Sonya - I don't care for this phonetic spelling.

[juliet.a]

Thanks for the input!
Like lucialucentum the only woman I've known with this name also spelled it with a 'j'. I do really like the Sonja spelling (seems more "real" for that reason i guess), but think Sonia is a little cleaner looking. Can't pick a favorite between the two!

[nj003]

I prefer Sonja for the same reason as most - I've only ever known one woman by the name and this was her spelling.
Next favorite is Sonya. Has kind of the same look as Sonja.
Sonia is my least favorite. Looks like it's trying to be too modern to me.