Sonny

[RhiannonGyspy]

Thinking of using Sonny (in our top three names), what do you think of it? Middle name Joseph.

[Prettybluepigeons]

Think it's a patronising nickname. Awful as an actual name.

[Fannybawz]

Horrendous

[WhoWouldHaveThoughtThat]

Middle name - Jim

[Aquamarine1029]

Absolutely hate it. Weak and ineffectual.

[IslandLulu]

Ridiculous name

[Sunbird24]

I wouldn’t.

[WhoWouldHaveThoughtThat]

... or middle name - Delight or Walkman

[DontFadeAway]

I really like it OP, I know a couple of little Sonny's 😊

[Thisismytimetoshine]

It's not an actual name, it's a nickname. Nobody is actually christened Sonny. Please don't 🤦‍♀️

[TerribleCustomerCervix]

Cute for a boy but I’d feel for a young man trying to get himself taken seriously as a “Sonny”

[Crunchymum]

I like it too and know a few little Sonny's

[RhiannonGyspy]

Lots of people are Christened Sonny and have it on their birth certificate 🤔 appreciate the feedback though

[SallySeven]

To me it's a nickname, sorry.

Joseph is lovely.

[itsjakeandamy]

I've come across a few small Sonnys. I'm not a fan personally but I don't think it's particularly "out there". The first I ever met must be in his late teens or early 20s now. (Be careful that you don't have a surname that makes it sound like a description though. I met one once whose surname was a relatively well-known place name - a bit like Devon. His name sounded ridiculous!)

[RhiannonGyspy]

Good point @itsjakeandamy we've not got a word surname thankfully! ☺️

[RaininSummer]

Not keen. I see old style policemen saying it. Would seem odd on a middle aged man.

[MikeUniformMike]

Too nicknamey for my taste.

I know a Sunny, short for Sunday, and Sonny from Sonny and Cher is really Salvatore, which is rather nice.

[Nixen]

I know of two baby Sonny’s and I really don’t like the name

[VenusClapTrap]

Bad.

[ZoyaTheDestroyer]

Solomon nn Solly?

I think Sonny is tricky over the age of twenty, tbh. Sorry.

[Whatsyourflava]

I personally love this name.
I've got a family member who nearly used it for her son but was put off using because she saw some criticism online. still regrets not using it and her son is 4 now!

[DramaAlpaca]

No, it's not good.

[Mozzereena]

I like it but I actually prefer Sunny

[Spied]

I like it. It's a bit different but not too much.
I think it suits all ages too and is quite cool.
Am sure most boys/men would rather be called Sonny than some of the more traditional names doing the rounds today.

[WhoWouldHaveThoughtThat]

@Mozzereena

Agreed but the occasional rainy day at the height of summer can smell really nice.