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Sonny/Sonnie for a girl

55 replies

Mrspedro · 10/03/2014 13:16

I'm kinda guessing the vote on this one but all the same....

Not considering Sunny

My ds is praying for a little boy (named Sonny) which isn't happening....I think it's a beautiful bright name and a girl of any age would appreciate this name

Opinions ( be gentle for the love of God!!)

Ps- for those that plan to say "but it's not a real name" stop right there!! Stop and step away from the keyboard

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WhereDoAllTheCalculatorsGo · 10/03/2014 13:17

No. Really, just no.

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meditrina · 10/03/2014 13:17

Well, I do see it as a nn rather than a full name.

And definitely on a boy (sorry)

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Martorana · 10/03/2014 13:22

Why would a girl appreciate being called a word which is a slang/affectionate/diminutive for a boy? Would you call a boy Girlie?

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123Jump · 10/03/2014 13:28

I have a friend, she is so lovely. And she has just one child, and can't have any more. He is called Sonny.
When I first heard the name i thought OMG!! However, he is the sweetest, friendliest, cheeriest wee man you ever met. A real ray of sunshine, and now I think the name suits him perfectly.
I wanted to call DS3 Bosco, so always feel I can't judge anyone else's name, Grin.
It isn't half as bad as some of the names I regularly see suggested here!!

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CPtart · 10/03/2014 13:29

I know a boy called Sonny and that is bad enough.
Dreadful.

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RiaOverTheRainbow · 10/03/2014 13:32

My first thought would be an extreme case of gender disappointment.

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scarletforya · 10/03/2014 13:34

No. It's not nice.

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ooerrmissus · 10/03/2014 13:36

No. It would be like calling a boy Princess.

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bakingtins · 10/03/2014 13:42

I think you should work on persuading your son how fabulous baby sisters are rather than giving your daughter a boys NN.

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HyvaPaiva · 10/03/2014 13:44

No, that's ridiculous.

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redcaryellowcar · 10/03/2014 13:45

I know someone known as sanny, her full name is alessandra (European version of Alexandra).

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BackforGood · 10/03/2014 13:58

Agree with everyone else.
Just no (is the 'gentle' / polite version of what I think Wink)

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HighBrows · 10/03/2014 14:02

In Ireland Sonny is short for Christopher, it's also a very male mafia name.

I know a boy called Sonny and think it's awful. Please don't call your daughter this.

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RiaOverTheRainbow · 10/03/2014 14:18

High could you explain how Sonny comes from Christopher, I can't figure it out Confused

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HighBrows · 10/03/2014 14:22

I have no idea I know some Christopher's called Sonny, seems to be an Irish thing....

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squoosh · 10/03/2014 14:34

I'm okay with Sonny for a boy as I know a lovely one but I'd be totally befuddled if I met a girl called Sonny.

I'd probably say 'sorry, what's her name? I thought you said 'Sonny'.

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squoosh · 10/03/2014 14:35

Daughtery?

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AttilaTheMeerkat · 10/03/2014 14:38

It may sound "cute" to you but it really is not. When she's older she won't thank you for being lumbered with such a moniker; names are so important in life and her life with this name could be made very difficult indeed through teasing and such like. I've only heard it ever used also as a boy's name and that's awful enough.

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GossamerHailfilter · 10/03/2014 14:38

Nice for a boy, not for a girl, sorry.

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quirrelquarrel · 10/03/2014 14:39

Sonnie is very cute, it's really growing on me Smile

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everlong · 10/03/2014 14:40

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FreakoidOrganisoid · 10/03/2014 14:41

I know a little girl named Sunnie, it suits her.

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ExcuseTypos · 10/03/2014 14:41

Dd1 wanted to call dd2 Sunshine. She was only 3 though.

I must admit, I quite like Sunny for a girl.

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Onesleeptillwembley · 10/03/2014 14:43

Awful on a boy, manages to be even worse for a girl.

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cavell · 10/03/2014 14:45

Why wouldn't you consider Sunny? Although it sounds the same, at least it looks like a girl's name. To me (an, it would seem, all other posters here) "sonny" just means "little lad". Oh, and there's Sonny and Cher (my other association).
There's Sonya, I guess. Sonny could be a nickname, but at least she's have a recognisable girl's name it she wanted one.

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