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Sophia

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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Sophia at a glance

Origin
Greek
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈsəʊ.fiː.ə/, /səˈfaɪ.ə/

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.

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A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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