Sona is a feminine name meaning gold. Sona is also called to a beloved one, someone very close to heart. The name is more common in countries such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and India.

People with this given name

Business

• Sona Mehring, American businesswoman, founder of CaringBridge

Films and television

• Sona Heiden, Indian film actress
• Sona MacDonald (born 1961), Austrian-American actress and singer
• Sona Nair, Indian film actress mainly in Malayalam films
• Soňa Valentová (1946–2022), Slovak actress
• Sona Movsesian, American media personality and assistant to late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien

Music

• Sona Aslanova (1924–2011), Soviet Azerbaijani soprano
• Soňa Červená (1925–2023), Czech operatic mezzo-soprano
• Sona Ghazarian (born 1945), Armenian-Austrian operatic soprano
• Sona Jobarteh, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer from the Gambia and the UK
• Sona MacDonald (born 1961), Austrian-American actress and singer
• Sona Mohapatra, Indian singer, music composer, and lyricist
• Sona Tata Condé, Guinean musician

Politics

• Soňa Pennigerová (born 1928), Czech politician
• Sona Ram, Indian politician, Colonel

Sports

• Sona Ahmadli (born 1988), female wrestler from Azerbaijan
• Soňa Nováková (full name Soňa Nováková-Dosoudilová, born 1975), Czech beach volleyball player
• Soňa Pertlová (1988–2011), Czech chess player
• Sona Shahinyan (born 1992), Armenian professional female football player
• Sona Taumalolo (born 1981), Tongan born New Zealand-based rugby union player

Literature

• Soňa Čechová (1930–2007), Slovak translator

Fictional characters

• Sona Buvelle, Maven of the Strings, a playable champion character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends
• Sona Sitri, a character in Highschool DxD
• Sona Carstairs, a character in the Shadowhunter Chronicles series