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Σοφία

“wisdom”

Σοφία (Sophíā) is a feminine given name. It is used in Greek and Ancient Greek.

Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Sophia.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Σοφία goes back to a word meaning “wisdom.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Σοφία is Sofía written in the Greek alphabet. Sofía comes from Ancient Greek.

Explained through its name family

Σοφία’s family of names

In Greek usage, Σοφία has a diminutive in Σοφάκι. In Greek usage, Σοφία shares an earlier linguistic root with Σόφια. In Greek usage, Σοφία has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sophia.

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Σοφία has relatives in 20 languages.

23 related names in 20 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 5

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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Across languages 19

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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