English

Proper noun

Sonny

1. A nickname of a child.
2. A male given name.
3. A female given name

Quotations

• 1938 Margery Allingham: The Fashion in Shrouds: page 136:

  'I was christened "Sonny"', the boy said with a protective formality which was clearly of some years' growth. ' It seems to have been all right then. Fashionable, you know. Now, of course, it's ghastly. Everyone calls me Sinclair, even Mother.'

• 1990 Nadine Gordimer: My Son's Story: page 55:

  Sonny had had to change his mind about so many things, as his life changed, as the very meaning of his ridiculous name changed - first a hangover from sentimental parents, then a nickname to reassure the crowds at rallies that he was one of them, then an addendum to his full names in a prison dossier: 'also known as Sonny'. A common criminal with aliases.

Danish

Proper noun

Sonny

1. A male given name borrowed from English in the mid-twentieth century.

See also

• Sune

Swedish

Proper noun

Sonny

1. A male given name borrowed from English in the mid-twentieth century.

See also

• Sune

English

Noun

sonny ‎(plural sonnies)

1. a familiar form of address for a boy

Translations

See also

• sissy