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Sofonias.

Zephaniah (book of the Old Testament)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/so.foˈni.ɐs/Brazil/so.foˈni.ɐʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/su.fuˈni.ɐʃ/Portugal
  1. Zephaniah (book of the Old Testament)

    masculine
  2. Zephaniah (a prophet)

    masculine
  3. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Zephaniah

    masculine · rare
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Sophonias, from Hebrew צפניה.

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