Given name

Sefanja

“the Lord has hidden”

Sefanja is a masculine given name. It is used in Dutch.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Sefanja goes back to a word meaning “the Lord has hidden.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sefanja’s family of names

In Dutch usage, Sefanja has a conventional equivalent in the English form Zephaniah. In Dutch usage, Sefanja has a conventional equivalent in the French form SOPHONIE. In Dutch usage, Sefanja has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form SOFONIAS.

Walk Sefanja’s family in the name graph

SefanjaZephaniahSophonieSofoniasSophoniasSofoniaZefaniasСофонияSefaniasCefanjaצפניהSofoniášSofoníasKsięga SofoniaszaZephanja

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Around the world

Sefanja has relatives in 15 languages.

Tagalog

14 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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