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Sophia.

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈsəʊ.fiː.ə/Received-Pronunciation/səˈfaɪ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/səˈfiːə/Received-Pronunciation/soʊˈfi.ə/General-American
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

  2. An aeon (a form of divine being) in the Gnostic tradition.

  3. A town in West Virginia, United States; named for early resident Sophia McGinnis.

Where this word comes from

Chiefly from Latin Sophia, from Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía), from σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”), especially in reference to holy or divine wisdom under the influence of Biblical Hebrew חוכמה (khokhmá), to the early martyr St. Sophia, and to many figures of European royalty and nobility. Also used as a calque for the many cognate forms, such as Italian Sofia, Ukrainian Софі́я (Sofíja), Russian Софи́я (Sofíja), Polish Zofia, etc. Doublet of Sofia.

noun/ˈsəʊ.fiː.ə/Received-Pronunciation/səˈfaɪ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/səˈfiːə/Received-Pronunciation/soʊˈfi.ə/General-American
  1. Archaic spelling of Safawi.

    alt-of · archaic · historical
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