Meaning & Origin
plural of sonjo
Sonji is a girl's baby name of Norse origin, a variant spelling of Sonja or Sonia, the Scandinavian and Russian diminutive of Sophia, from the Greek sophia, meaning 'wisdom.' The -ji ending gives it an unusual, individualized look.
Sonji's most notable bearer is Sonji Roi, the first wife of Muhammad Ali (married 1964), whose name brought this unusual spelling brief public visibility. It carries Sonja's warm, Russian-Scandinavian character in a form that looks subtly more exotic on paper.