Sophia name - Meaning of Sophia
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 5
- Usage
- English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
- Pronounced
- so-FEE-ə (English) , so-FIE-ə (British English) , zo-FEE-ah (German)
- Sophia Meaning
- Means "wisdom" in Greek. This was the name of an early, probably mythical, saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred. Legends about her probably arose as a result of a medieval misunderstanding of the phrase Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom", which was the name of a large basilica in Constantinople. This name was common among continental European royalty during the Middle Ages, and it was popularized in Britain by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century. It was the name of characters in the novels 'Tom Jones' (1749) by Henry Fielding and 'The Vicar of Wakefield' (1766) by Oliver Goldsmith. Sophia originates in Greek language and means "woman of wisdom". It has always been one of the most popular feminine given names in the Western world and it is currently number 2 in popularity in the United States. Sophia was the name of an early Christian martyr and has been a popular name among royalty over centuries. The famous bearers include the Italian actress Sophia Loren and the American director Sofia Coppola.
Sophia Related Names
Variants: Sophie (English), Sofia (Greek), Sofia, Sophie (German), Sofy, Sofya, Sonia, Zosia, Sophy
Diminutive: Sophy (English)
Other Languages: Sofiya (Bulgarian), Sofia (Catalan), Sofija, Sonja (Croatian), Sofie, Žofie, Soňa (Czech), Sofie, Sonja, Vivi (Danish), Sophie, Sofie (Dutch), Sofia (Estonian), Sofia, Sohvi, Sonja (Finnish), Sophie (French), Sopio (Georgian), Zsófia, Zsófika (Hungarian), Sofia, Sonia (Italian), Sofija (Latvian), Sofija (Lithuanian), Sofija, Sonja (Macedonian), Sofia, Sonja, Vivi (Norwegian), Zofia, Zosia (Polish), Sofia, Sonia (Portuguese), Sofia, Sonia (Romanian), Sofiya, Sofya, Sonya (Russian), Sofija, Sonja (Serbian), Sofia, Žofia, Soňa (Slovak), Sonja (Slovene), Sofía, Sonia (Spanish), Sofia, Sonja, Vivi (Swedish), Sofiya (Ukrainian)
Sophia Celebrities
Sophia Loren - actess, Sophia Bush - actress, Sophia Myles - actress, Sophia Ali - actress, Sophia Fahs - published author, Sophia Hensley - writer, Sophia Morrison - writer,
