Sonnet

English from Italian

"little song"

Sonnet Origin and Meaning

The name Sonnet is a girl's name meaning "little song".

Could there be a more poetic name than Sonnet? Actor Forest Whitaker was inspired to choose it for his daughter.

The word sonnet derives from the Italian sonetto, meaning 'little song.' And although Shakespeare is the most acclaimed master of this fourteen-line form, there have been many other accomplished sonneteers, including Milton, Wordsworth and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Other names beyond Sonnet that can work for the child of a writer or book-lover: Story, Poet, Fable.

Popularity of the name Sonnet

• 1439 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Sonnet

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Sonnet.

• Fable
• Sable
• Starling
• Jubilee
• Reverie
• Sol
• Arbor
• Saga
• Mauve
• Finch
• Poet
• Wilde
• Pax
• Sequoia
• Nightingale
• Anise
• Clove
• Kahlo
• November
• Caraway

Famous People Named Sonnet

• Sonnet Noel Whitaker (b. 1996) daughter of actor Forest Whitaker
• Ewa Sonnet (born Beata Kornelia Dąbrowska) Polish model and singer