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 name Salvatore (especially in North America, amongst Italian Americans), or the Slavic male name Slavon meaning "famous or glorious".
Alphonse 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
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This article is about the name For American restaurant chain see Sonny s BBQ For the films see Sonny 1922 film and Sonny 2002 film For the song also known as Sonny see Sonny s Dream 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 name Salvatore especially in North America amongst Italian Americans or the Slavic male name Slavon meaning famous or glorious Contents 1 Athletes 2 Jazz musicians 3 Other musicians 4 Other 5 Fictional characters 6 See also 7 References Notable people with the name include Athletes EditCharles Sonny Ates 1935 2010 retired American racecar driver Erwin Sonny Bishop born 1939 American football player Shin ichi Sonny Chiba born 1939 Japanese martial artist and actor Sonny Gray born 1989 American baseball pitcher 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 Robert Sonny Parker born 1955 American former basketball player 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 Sonny Weems born 1986 American expatriate basketball player Sonny Bill Williams born 1985 New Zealand former rugby league and rugby union player Son Heung min born 1992 South Korean footballerJazz musicians EditSaul 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 EditSonny 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 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 Moore born 1988 better known as Skrillex American songwriter and electronic music producer 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 born 1937 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 playerOther EditSonny Angara born 1972 Filipino politician Ralph Sonny Barger born 1938 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 Alphonse 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 born 1932 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 Delbert Sonny West 1938 2017 American actor and stunt performer Harold G White born 1965 mechanical engineer aerospace engineer and applied physicistFictional characters EditSonny Bonds protagonist of the first three Police Quest games Dominick Sonny Carisi Jr detective on Law amp 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 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 Sonny Wortzik main character of Dog Day Afternoon played by Al Pacino Sonny a character in the 2021 Canadian American movie Mister Sister Sonny a character in 1986 the American fantasy drama film The Boy Who Could Fly Sonny a robot in the film I Robot 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 amp Friends Sonny the protagonist of the flash video game SonnySee also EditSunny name given name and surnameReferences Edit Sonny m Nordic Names Wiki Name Origin Meaning and Statistics www nordicnames de Retrieved 2021 08 05 Sonny f Nordic Names Wiki Name Origin Meaning and Statistics www nordicnames de Retrieved 2021 08 05 This page lists people with the nickname Sonny If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link to directly target the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sonny amp oldid 1137779020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
