Girl · Hindi (from Sanskrit suvarṇa) · Hindu
Sona
सोनाSay it SOH-naa
- Meaning
- Gold Platts, p. 701
- Say it
- SOH-naa
- Written
- सोना
- Other spellings
- Sonaa
- First sound
- सो · Kumbh rashi
Sona
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Sona meaning
Sona (सोना) is a Hindu girl's name of Hindi origin (from Sanskrit suvarṇa). By its first sound, सो, it is a Kumbh rashi name (Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Gold
Sona (सोना) is the everyday Hindi word for gold. Platts records sonā as "gold" and traces it through Prakrit to Sanskrit suvarṇa, literally "of a good colour", the classical word for the metal. The same word gives the names Sonal, Sonali and Sonika, and Sona is also a pet name for girls with those names. Name lists give Sona as "gold" or "golden", which matches the dictionary. It is short and easy to say in every Indian language.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 701 · entry sonā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, sonā, p. 701 · Monier-Williams, suvarṇa, p. 1236
Fits your syllable
First sound सो
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Sona · Sonaa