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Sonny
(61 Posts)Thoughts?
My nephew is called Sonni and he is the only kid with this name so he's memorable and popular.
I'm sorry, but I think it's awful.
Love it
Absolutely not, unless you live in the deep south in 1950.
I love this name. I knew one once and he was a beautiful shining child. Great name.
Awful name. Although if you have a girl, you could use Daughtery.
"I love this name. I knew one once and he was a beautiful shining child. Great name"
I've never got this rationalisation. You'd hate the name if you knew an arsehole with it - you only like the name because of the person it's attached to.
I like it, but I think better as a middle name.
I really like it
Not for me - I know several Sonnys who are horses.
Horrible. Disrespectful term from an older man to a younger.
My friend has a boy named Sonny. I didn't like it at first but he suited it soooo much! Love it now ☺️
Awful for a grown man. Cute for an under 5
It’s always going to be a little boy’s name.
It’s like calling a child “Youngfellermelad”
Sonny Jim.
No. Hate it.
I think it’s a gorgeous name. Not wacky. Soft but manly. I think I’m biased because I know one who is a gorgeous little boy and really suits his name
Once you hear it a couple of times you don’t think of the “son” reference. It’s just a name in its own right
Yeah I know a Sonny and I love it as a shortened version of his full name.
It's a nickname for a small boy, not a take-me-seriously name for a grown-up.
Awful. A traditional moniker for a young boy used by someone older; it could be affectionate or disparaging. It was never an actual name, though.
And it’d be ridiculous on a middle aged man.
I’ve got a sonny. I love it 🥰
I'm having a girl but would've picked Sonny if she was a boy.
Love it.
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