Sonder

Invented name

"the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own"

Sonder Origin and Meaning

The name Sonder is a boy's name meaning "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own".

A neologism coined for the 2012 Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which aims to come up with new terms for emotions that currently lack words

Popularity of the name Sonder

• 1561 Nameberry 2025

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