Meaning & origin
What it means
Žofia goes back to Latin Sophia, meaning “wisdom.”
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Where it comes from
Žofia comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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Žofia’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Žofia has a diminutive in Žofka. In Slovak usage, Žofia has a conventional equivalent in the German form Sophia. In Slovak usage, Žofia has a conventional equivalent in the French form Sophie.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Žofia has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Žofia
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