Given name · Russian
Софья
“wisdom”
Софья (Sófʹja) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “wisdom.” It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Sophia.
Meaning & origin
Софья’s family of names
In English usage, Софья has an affectionate form in Sonya. In Russian usage, Софья has a conventional equivalent in the German form Sophia. In Russian usage, Софья has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Sofia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Софья has relatives in 15 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Софья comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Софья
- Sofya Kovalevskaya19th-century Russian mathematician1850–1891
- Sophia Alekseyevna of RussiaRussian tsarevna (1657–1704)
- Sofya VelikayaRussian fencerborn 1985
- Sofia SapegaRussian studentborn 1998
- Sofya BerultsevaKazakhstani karatekaborn 2000
- Sofia SamodelkinaRussian figure skaterborn 2007
- Sofya SkyaRussian ballet dancer and actorborn 1987
- Sonya Golden HandRussian legendary thief (1846–1902)
- Sofya FyodorovaRussian snowboarderborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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