[Opinions] Well (m)
If you're going to follow your own rule of using the pronunciation of the language that the name is from them the German pr. would hardly be accurate since Sonja is not a German name, but a Slavic one in origin.
But like most names it's used in many countries/languages and each of those can adapt the pronunciation/spelling to fit its phonetic rules. Croatian does it all the time with English, French or German names.

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How would you pronounce Sonia / Sonya / Sonja?  ·  Jacinta Ismene  ·  4/17/2009, 11:48 AM
SOWN-ya (m)  ·  iolite  ·  4/18/2009, 9:54 AM
Re: How would you pronounce Sonia / Sonya / Sonja?  ·  Sofia  ·  4/18/2009, 5:56 AM
Re: How would you pronounce Sonia / Sonya / Sonja?  ·  causegirl  ·  4/17/2009, 8:08 PM
"SON-ya"  ·  Andromache  ·  4/17/2009, 4:05 PM
Ditto  ·  Rose-Berry  ·  4/18/2009, 1:24 AM
Sonja in English? (m)  ·  LoQuiero  ·  4/17/2009, 2:45 PM
Well (m)  ·  Sofia  ·  4/18/2009, 5:26 AM
I don't see... (m)  ·  LoQuiero  ·  4/18/2009, 5:42 AM
Re: I don't see... (m)  ·  Sofia  ·  4/18/2009, 5:46 AM
Oh, that was the misunderstanding ;). nt  ·  LoQuiero  ·  4/18/2009, 10:15 AM
Re: Sonja in English? (m)  ·  Jacinta Ismene  ·  4/17/2009, 3:02 PM
Re:  ·  LoQuiero  ·  4/17/2009, 3:23 PM
Re: Sonja in English? (m)  ·  Schezar  ·  4/17/2009, 3:22 PM
Re: Sonja in English? (m)  ·  Jacinta Ismene  ·  4/17/2009, 3:26 PM
All of them are with a long o, as is in own. nt  ·  Llewella  ·  4/17/2009, 2:28 PM
This is how I pron. them too .nt  ·  Chanel  ·  4/17/2009, 9:01 PM
Re: How would you pronounce Sonia / Sonya / Sonja?  ·  Gia  ·  4/17/2009, 1:46 PM
Re: How would you pronounce Sonia / Sonya / Sonja?  ·  MaggieSimpson  ·  4/17/2009, 1:27 PM
Re: How would you pronounce Sonia / Sonya / Sonja?  ·  Mar  ·  4/17/2009, 1:12 PM
Re: How would you pronounce Sonia / Sonya / Sonja?  ·  CN  ·  4/17/2009, 12:24 PM
Re: How would you pronounce Sonia / Sonya / Sonja?  ·  Kate  ·  4/17/2009, 12:05 PM
Re: How would you pronounce Sonia / Sonya / Sonja?  ·  Lily8  ·  4/17/2009, 12:00 PM
Re: How would you pronounce Sonia / Sonya / Sonja?  ·  LMS  ·  4/17/2009, 11:54 AM
Re: How would you pronounce Sonia / Sonya / Sonja?  ·  itsnotmykitchen  ·  4/17/2009, 11:52 AM
Each one of them to me is sawn-ya, and I like the Sonja spelling best. nt  ·  Dragon_Clarinet  ·  4/17/2009, 11:50 AM
Re: Each one of them to me is sawn-ya, and I like the Sonja spelling best. nt  ·  Jacinta Ismene  ·  4/17/2009, 11:55 AM
Yeah, I would (m)  ·  Dragon_Clarinet  ·  4/17/2009, 12:02 PM
The Rule of Cecily (OT)  ·  causegirl  ·  4/17/2009, 8:05 PM
Re: Yeah, I would (m)  ·  Jacinta Ismene  ·  4/17/2009, 12:15 PM