Given name · Russian
Софония
“Yah hides, Yah treasures”
Софония is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Zephaniah.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Софония goes back to Biblical Hebrew צפניה, meaning “Yah hides, Yah treasures.”
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Софония’s family of names
In Russian usage, Софония has a conventional equivalent in the English form Zephaniah. In Russian usage, Софония has a conventional equivalent in the French form SOPHONIE. In Russian usage, Софония has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form SOFONIAS.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Софония has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
9 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ZephaniahLatin, English
- SophonieFrench
- SofoniasPortuguese
- SefanjaSwedish
- ZefanjaGerman
- SofoniaItalian
- SofoníasSpanish
- צפניהHebrew
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