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Sonny in Japanese

ソニー

Sonny, when pronounced "so-nI", is ソニー (sonī) in katakana.

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Shared by Sonny Bono and others

Well-known people with this spelling include entertainer, musician and politician Sonny Bono (ソニー・ボノ), New Zealand rugby league and rugby union footballer, and heavyweight boxer Sonny Bill Williams (ソニー・ビル・ウィリアムズ), and jazz saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins (ソニー・ロリンズ). It's also the katakana spelling for politician Sonny Perdue (ソニー・パーデュー).

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Name and Phrase

"Sonny Family is My Life," "Sonny Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Sonny Family Is My Life
Sonny Family Is My Life so-nI ソニー Sonny in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sonny Family Is My Life
Sonny Family Is My Life so-nI そにい Sonny in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Sonny Family Bonds Are Forever
Sonny Family Bonds Are Forever so-nI ソニー Sonny in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Sonny Family Bonds Are Forever
Sonny Family Bonds Are Forever so-nI そにい Sonny in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Sonny Japanese Tattoo Designs

Sonny in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Sonny in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Sonny in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Sonny, when pronounced so-nI, is ソニー (sonī) in katakana and そにい (sonii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Sonny in Katakana (Vertical)
Sonny katakana, vertical
Sonny in Katakana (Horizontal)
Sonny katakana, horizontal
Sonny in Hiragana (Vertical)
Sonny hiragana, vertical
Sonny in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Sonny hiragana, horizontal

Sonny Meaning Son

Names have meanings and Sonny means Son which in kanji is 息子 read musuko. These beautiful designs of Sonny with the meaning son make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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