The jury began deliberations tuesday in the trial of former sangamon county, illinois, deputy sean grayson, accused of shooting and killing sonya massey in her home. Sonia is a feminine given name in many areas of the world including the west, russia, iran, and south asia Sonia and its variant spellings sonja and sonya are used in many countries, including russia, as a diminutive for sofiya (greek sophia wisdom) Sonya origin and meaning the name sonya is a girl's name of ukrainian origin Sonya rank in us top 1000 names similar to sonya Sonya massey was unarmed when she called police for help, which resulted in her being shot to death
Former sangamon county sheriff's deputy sean grayson was arrested in connection to her death. The name sonya is primarily a female name of russian origin that means wisdom Click through to find out more information about the name sonya on babynames.com. Sonya is a russian name for girls It is the diminutive of the english name sophia derived from the greek word sophia meaning ‘wisdom,’ ‘knowledge,’ ‘teaching,’ and ‘sound judgment.’ Sophia is spelled sofya in russian, and sonya is its variant.