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'''Sonny''' is a common [[nickname]] and occasional [[given name]]. Often it can be a derivative of the English word "Son",<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonny m - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics|url=https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Sonny_m|access-date=2021-08-05|website=www.nordicnames.de}}</ref> a name derived from the Ancient Germanic element *sunn meaning "sun";<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonny f - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics|url=https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Sonny_f|access-date=2021-08-05|website=www.nordicnames.de}}</ref> a nickname derived from the Italian names [[Salvatore (name)|Salvatore]], [[Santo (given name)|Santo]], or [[Santino]] (mostly in North America amongst [[Italian Americans]]); or the Slavic male name Slavon meaning "famous or glorious".
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Notable people with the name include:


== Athletes ==
Sonny Definition: Cool his height is medium Year of birth 1995
*Charles [[Sonny Ates]] (1935–2010), retired American racecar driver
Super cool kid
*Erwin [[Sonny Bishop]] (born 1939), American football player
*Shin'ichi [[Sonny Chiba]] (1939–2021), Japanese martial artist and actor
*[[Sonny Gray]] (born 1989), American baseball pitcher
*Sonny Hendrawan, Indonesian basketball player - see [[List of members of the FIBA Hall of Fame]]
*[[Sidney Hertzberg|Sidney "Sonny" Hertzberg]] (1922–2005), American basketball player
*[[Sonny Holland]] (1938-2022), American football coach and player
*Ernest [[Sonny Hutchins]] (1929–2005), stock car driver
*Christian [[Sonny Jurgensen]] (born 1934), American Hall-of-Fame National Football League quarterback
*[[Sonny Liles]] (1919–2005), American football player
*Charles [[Sonny Liston]] (c. 1930–1970), American heavyweight boxer
*Frank [[Sonny Milano]] (born 1996), American ice hockey player
*[[Sonny M'Pokomandji]] (born 1948), Central African former basketball player
*Robert [[Sonny Parker (basketball)]] (born 1955), American former basketball player
*[[Andreas Schönbächler]], known as Sonny Schönbächler, Swiss freestyle skier and Olympic champion
*Wilfred [[Sonny Siebert]] (born 1937), American former baseball pitcher
*Jan [[Sonny Silooy]] (born 1963), Dutch former footballer
*Anderson da Silva (born 1970), known as [[Sonny Anderson]], Brazilian retired footballer
*[[Son Heung Min]] (born 1992), South Korean football player
*[[Sonny Weems]] (born 1986), American expatriate basketball player
*[[Sonny Bill Williams]] (born 1985), New Zealand former rugby league and rugby union player


== Jazz musicians ==
'''Sonny''' is a fictional character in the movie "[[I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]". He is an ''NS-5'' robot with a unique design including the ability to ignore the [[Three Laws of Robotics]] written by [[Alfred Lanning]], and an [[alloy]] body far denser than normal alloy. His appearance is also slightly different from normal NS-5s as he had blue eyes instead of gold ones. And as one might say, he is also far more human than normal robots (due to his ability to wink).
*Saul [[Sonny Berman]] (1925–1947), American trumpeter
*Joseph [[Sonny Burke]] (1914–1980), American big band leader
*Conrad [[Sonny Clark]] (1931–1963), American pianist
*George [[Sonny Cohn]] (1925–2006), American trumpeter
*William [[Sonny Criss]] (1927–1977), American saxophonist
*Francis [[Sonny Dallas]] (1931–2007), American bassist
*[[Sonny Fortune]] (1939–2018), American saxophonist and flautist
*Herbert [[Sonny Greenwich]] (born 1936), Canadian guitarist
*[[Sonny Greer]] (1895–1982), American drummer
*Percival [[Sonny Payne]] (1926–1979), American drummer
*[[Sonny Red]] (1932–1981), American alto saxophonist
*Walter Theodore [[Sonny Rollins]] (born 1930), American saxophonist
*Warren [[Sonny Sharrock]] (1940–1994), American guitarist
*Huey [[Sonny Simmons]] (1933–2021), American saxophonist and English horn player
*[[Sonny Stitt]] (1924–1982), American saxophonist born Edward Boatner, Jr.

== Other musicians ==
* [[Sonny Double 1]], Welsh rapper
* [[Sonny Black]], English singer/songwriter born William Boazman
* Salvatore [[Sonny Bono]] (1935–1998), American singer, record producer and politician
* Albert [[Sonny Burgess]] (1929–2017), rockabilly singer and guitarist
*[[Sonny Lim]], Hawaiian musician and slack key guitar player.
* Edwin [[Sonny Chillingworth]] (1932–1994), slack-key guitar player from Hawaii
* [[Albert "Sonny" Cunha]] (1879–1933), Hawaiian composer
* [[Sonny Curtis]] (born 1937), country and pop singer-songwriter
* [[Sonny Digital]] (born 1991), American record producer, rapper, and DJ.
* [[Sonny Emory]] (born 1962), freelance touring and studio drummer
* [[Sonny James]] (1928–2016), stage name of American country music singer James Hugh Loden
* [[Sonny Kay]] (born 1972), founder of the record label Gold Standard Laboratories
* [[Sonny King (singer)]] (1922–2006), American lounge singer born Luigi Antonio Schiavone
* Clyde [[Sonny Landreth]] (born 1951), American blues guitar player
* [[Sonny Fredie Pedersen]], Danish musician and actor
* [[Sonny Sanders]] (1939–2016), American soul music singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer
* Paul [[Sonny Sandoval]] (born 1974), lead singer of rock band P.O.D.
* [[Sonny Terry]] (1911–1986), blind American blues musician born Saunders Terrell
* Joseph [[Sonny West (musician)|Sonny West]] (1937–2022), American rockabilly guitarist and songwriter
* [[Sonny Boy Williamson I]] a.k.a. John Lee Williamson (1914–1948), blues singer and harmonica player
* [[Sonny Boy Williamson II]] a.k.a. Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller (c.1912–1965), blues singer and harmonica player
* [[Sonny John Moore]] a.k.a. Skrillex, DJ Producer
* [[Sonny (musician)|Sonny]] Leonard Grootscholten a.k.a. Sonny, DJ, music producer and songwriter

== Other ==
*[[Sonny Vaccaro]], American former sports marketing executive
* [[Sonny Angara]] (born 1972), Filipino politician
* Ralph [[Sonny Barger]] (1938–2022), founding member of the original Oakland, California, chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club
* [[Feliciano Belmonte Jr.|Feliciano "Sonny" Belmonte Jr.]] (born 1936), Filipino politician
* [[Dominick Napolitano]], also known as Sonny Black (1930–1981), capo in the Bonanno crime family
* [[Al Indelicato]], also known as Sonny Red (1931–1981), another capo in the Bonanno crime family, killed during the same gangland war, in which the two led opposite sides
* [[Sonny Caldinez]] (1932–2022), Trinidadian actor
* [[Sonny Flood]] (born 1989), English actor who plays Josh Ashworth on ''Hollyoaks''
* [[Sonny Grosso]] (1930–2020), police detective and movie producer from New York
* [[John Franzese]], Sr. (1917–2020), underboss of the Colombo crime family
* William [[Sonny Landham]] (1941–2017), American actor and stuntman
* [[Sonny Mehta]] (born Ajai Singh Mehta; 1942–2019), Indian book editor
* [[Gillespie V. Montgomery]] (1920–2006), American politician
* George [[Sonny Perdue]] (born 1946), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and former Governor of Georgia
* [[Shridath Ramphal]] (born 1928), commonly called "Sonny Ramphal" or "Sir Sonny", Guyanese politician and 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General
* Otis [[Sonny Shroyer]] (born 1935), American actor
* [[Sonny Venkatrathnam]](1938-2019), South African human rights activist.
* Delbert [[Sonny West (actor)|Sonny West]] (1938–2017), American actor and stunt performer
* [[Harold G. White]] (born 1965), mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, and applied physicist

== Fictional characters ==
*Sonny, a racer character in the Malaysian animated series ''[[Rimba Racer]]''
*[[Sonny the Cuckoo Bird]], the mascot for Cocoa Puffs breakfast cereal
*Sonny, a well tank locomotive from ''[[Thomas & Friends]]''
*Sonny, the protagonist of the flash video game ''Sonny''
*Sonny, a character in the 1994 American action thriller movie ''[[Raw Justice#Primary cast|Raw Justice]]''
*Sonny Bonds, protagonist of the first three ''[[Police Quest]]'' games
*[[Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr.]], detective on ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
*[[Sonny Corinthos]], in the soap opera ''General Hospital''
*[[Santino "Sonny" Corleone]], in the film ''The Godfather'', played by [[James Caan]]
*[[James "Sonny" Crockett]], an undercover police detective in the action drama television series ''[[Miami Vice]]''
*[[Sonny Forelli]], in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''
*[[Sonny Kiriakis]], on the soap opera ''Days of our Lives''
*Sonny LoSpecchio, the main character in the film ''[[A Bronx Tale]]'', played by Chazz Palminteri
*Sonny Lumet, a character in the American television sitcom ''[[Bosom Buddies#Cast|Bosom Buddies]]''
*[[Sonny Munroe]], in Disney Channel Original Series ''Sonny with a Chance''
*Sonny Spoon, a police detective character in the TV series ''[[Sonny Spoon]]''
*[[Sonny Sumo]], a supporting character of DC Comics' ''Forever People''
*[[Sonny Valentine]], in the soap opera ''Hollyoaks''
*Sonny Weaver, Jr., main character of the 2014 film ''[[Draft Day]]'', played by Kevin Costner
*Sonny Wolff, the father of [[Nat and Alex Wolff]] in [[The Naked Brothers Band (band)|The Naked Brothers Band]]
*Sonny Wortzik, main character of [[Dog Day Afternoon]], played by [[Al Pacino]]
*Sonny, a character in the 2021 Canadian-American movie ''[[Mister Sister (film)#Cast|Mister Sister]]''
*Sonny, a character in 1986 the American fantasy drama film ''[[The Boy Who Could Fly#Cast|The Boy Who Could Fly]]''
*Sonny, a robot in the film ''[[I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]''

== See also ==
*[[Sunny (name)]], given name and surname

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nickname}}

Latest revision as of 21:59, 26 November 2024

For other uses, see Sonny (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Sunny.

Sonny is a common nickname and occasional given name. Often it can be a derivative of the English word "Son",[1] a name derived from the Ancient Germanic element *sunn meaning "sun";[2] a nickname derived from the Italian names Salvatore, Santo, or Santino (mostly in North America amongst Italian Americans); or the Slavic male name Slavon meaning "famous or glorious".

Notable people with the name include:

Athletes

[edit]

Jazz musicians

[edit]

Other musicians

[edit]
  • Sonny Double 1, Welsh rapper
  • Sonny Black, English singer/songwriter born William Boazman
  • Salvatore Sonny Bono (1935–1998), American singer, record producer and politician
  • Albert Sonny Burgess (1929–2017), rockabilly singer and guitarist
  • Sonny Lim, Hawaiian musician and slack key guitar player.
  • Edwin Sonny Chillingworth (1932–1994), slack-key guitar player from Hawaii
  • Albert "Sonny" Cunha (1879–1933), Hawaiian composer
  • Sonny Curtis (born 1937), country and pop singer-songwriter
  • Sonny Digital (born 1991), American record producer, rapper, and DJ.
  • Sonny Emory (born 1962), freelance touring and studio drummer
  • Sonny James (1928–2016), stage name of American country music singer James Hugh Loden
  • Sonny Kay (born 1972), founder of the record label Gold Standard Laboratories
  • Sonny King (singer) (1922–2006), American lounge singer born Luigi Antonio Schiavone
  • Clyde Sonny Landreth (born 1951), American blues guitar player
  • Sonny Fredie Pedersen, Danish musician and actor
  • Sonny Sanders (1939–2016), American soul music singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer
  • Paul Sonny Sandoval (born 1974), lead singer of rock band P.O.D.
  • Sonny Terry (1911–1986), blind American blues musician born Saunders Terrell
  • Joseph Sonny West (1937–2022), American rockabilly guitarist and songwriter
  • Sonny Boy Williamson I a.k.a. John Lee Williamson (1914–1948), blues singer and harmonica player
  • Sonny Boy Williamson II a.k.a. Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller (c.1912–1965), blues singer and harmonica player
  • Sonny John Moore a.k.a. Skrillex, DJ Producer
  • Sonny Leonard Grootscholten a.k.a. Sonny, DJ, music producer and songwriter

Other

[edit]
  • Sonny Vaccaro, American former sports marketing executive
  • Sonny Angara (born 1972), Filipino politician
  • Ralph Sonny Barger (1938–2022), founding member of the original Oakland, California, chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club
  • Feliciano "Sonny" Belmonte Jr. (born 1936), Filipino politician
  • Dominick Napolitano, also known as Sonny Black (1930–1981), capo in the Bonanno crime family
  • Al Indelicato, also known as Sonny Red (1931–1981), another capo in the Bonanno crime family, killed during the same gangland war, in which the two led opposite sides
  • Sonny Caldinez (1932–2022), Trinidadian actor
  • Sonny Flood (born 1989), English actor who plays Josh Ashworth on Hollyoaks
  • Sonny Grosso (1930–2020), police detective and movie producer from New York
  • John Franzese, Sr. (1917–2020), underboss of the Colombo crime family
  • William Sonny Landham (1941–2017), American actor and stuntman
  • Sonny Mehta (born Ajai Singh Mehta; 1942–2019), Indian book editor
  • Gillespie V. Montgomery (1920–2006), American politician
  • George Sonny Perdue (born 1946), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and former Governor of Georgia
  • Shridath Ramphal (born 1928), commonly called "Sonny Ramphal" or "Sir Sonny", Guyanese politician and 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General
  • Otis Sonny Shroyer (born 1935), American actor
  • Sonny Venkatrathnam(1938-2019), South African human rights activist.
  • Delbert Sonny West (1938–2017), American actor and stunt performer
  • Harold G. White (born 1965), mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, and applied physicist

Fictional characters

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Sonny m - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics". www.nordicnames.de. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  2. ^ "Sonny f - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics". www.nordicnames.de. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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