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Sophia en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /səˈfiːə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /soʊˈfi.ə/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /səˈfaɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsəʊ.fiː.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Chiefly from Latin Sophia, from Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía), from σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”), especially in reference to holy or divine wisdom under the influence of Biblical Hebrew חוכמה (khokhmá), to the early martyr St. Sophia, and to many figures of European royalty and nobility. Also used as a calque for the many cognate forms, such as Italian Sofia, Ukrainian Софі́я (Sofíja), Russian Софи́я (Sofíja), Polish Zofia, etc. Doublet of Sofia.

Meanings

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • Gram said, "Sophia. Would that be an Italian name?" "It came from a great-aunt," Sophia told her, turning briefly in her direction. "Was your great-aunt Italian?" "No, Scottish." "Oh." I knew what Gram was aiming at here. She wanted to find out whether Sophia was Catholic. She poked her headful of pink curlers forward for a moment and looked at me. "Presbyterian, " I told her. "Oh." She sat back again, Oh, well, you could see her thinking, her own daughter had married Episcopal and the sky hadn't fallen in. "It's a pretty name, anyhow," she told Sophia. "Thank you." "I like names that end with an a, don't you? […] 1998 Anne Tyler, A Patchwork Planet, A.A.Knopf Inc., page 2
    • To say the truth, Sophia, when very young, discerned that Tom, though an idle, thoughtless, rattling rascal, was nobody's enemy but his own […] 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
    • I intended to call her after Aunt Grizel, but my wife who, during pregnancy, had been reading romances, insisted upon her being called Olivia. In less than another year we had another daughter, and now I was determined that Grizel should be her name; but a rich relation taking a fancy to stand godmother, the girl was, by her directions, called Sophia, so that we had two romantic names in the family, but I solemnly protest I had no hand in it. 1766, Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield:
  2. An aeon (a form of divine being) in the Gnostic tradition.
  3. A town in West Virginia, United States; named for early resident Sophia McGinnis.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Sofija alternative lexicographic
Sofia alternative lexicographic
Sofya alternative lexicographic
Sofiya alternative lexicographic

Relateds

Sonya · Sophie · Sonia

Translations (45)

no Sofia (female given name) · sv Sofia (female given name) · eo Sofia (female given name) · cy Soffia (female given name) · gl Sofía (female given name) · fa سوفیا (female given name) · es Sofía (female given name) · yi סאָפֿיאַ (female given name) · izh Sofja (female given name) · cmn 索菲亞 /索菲亚 (female given name) · fi Sofia (female given name) · hi सोफ़िया (female given name) · se Sofe (female given name) · de Sophia (female given name) · grc Σοφία (female given name) · he סופיה (female given name) · da Sofia (female given name) · cs Žofie (female given name) · pl Zofia (female given name) · haw Kopaea (female given name) · it Sofia (female given name) · sms Såff (female given name) · iu ᓱᐱᐊ (female given name) · lv Sofija (female given name) · sh Sofija (female given name) · rgn Sfìa (female given name) · el Σοφία (female given name) · da Sofie (female given name) · et Viia (female given name) · uk Со́фія (female given name) · tr Sofya (female given name) · sh Софија (female given name) · pt Sofia (female given name) · ru Софи́я (female given name) · ka სოფიო (female given name) · onw ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ (female given name) · cop ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ (female given name) · hu Zsófia (female given name) · cmn 索菲婭 /索菲娅 (female given name) · no Sofie (female given name) · sw Sofia (female given name) · mk Софија (female given name) · et Viiu (female given name) · fr Sophie (female given name) · ar صُوفِيَا (female given name)

wikipedia: Sophia of Rome · wikipedia: Holy Wisdom · wikipedia: sophia (wisdom)

Sophia en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /səˈfiːə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /soʊˈfi.ə/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /səˈfaɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsəʊ.fiː.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

See Sophy.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, archaic, historical) Archaic spelling of Safawi.
    alt of Safawi
    • It is written from Constantinople that the 'Sophia' of Persia is dead and that his brother had taken the government. 1578 May 16, “[letter]”, in Arthur John Butler, editor, Calendar of state papers, Foreign series, of the reign of Elizabeth, 1578–1579, London: Public Record Office, published 1903, →OCLC:

Forms

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Sophias Number=Plur lexicographic
Sofija alternative lexicographic
Sofya alternative lexicographic
Sofia alternative lexicographic
Sofiya alternative lexicographic