Given name
ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ
“wisdom”
ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ (sophia) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “wisdom.” It is used in Coptic and Old Nubian.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Old Nubian usage, ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ developed from Σοφία.
ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ’s family of names
In Old Nubian usage, ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ developed from the Ancient Greek form Σοφία. In Old Nubian usage, ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sophia. In Coptic usage, ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Sophia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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