"Sophia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈsəʊfi.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səˈfaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səˈfiːə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /soʊˈfi.ə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sophia.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊfiə Etymology: 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, Russian Софи́я (Sofíja), Polish Zofia, etc. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Sophia}} Latin Sophia, {{der|en|grc|Σοφία}} Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía), {{m|grc|σοφία||wisdom}} σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”), {{der|en|hbo|חוכמה|tr=khokhmá}} Biblical Hebrew חוכמה (khokhmá), {{m|it|Sofia}} Sofia, {{m|ru|Софи́я}} Софи́я (Sofíja), {{m|pl|Zofia}} Zofia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sophia
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): صُوفِيَا (ṣūfiyā) [feminine] (Arabic), 索菲婭 (Chinese Mandarin), 索菲娅 (Suǒfēiyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Žofie [feminine] (Czech), Sofie [feminine] (Danish), Sofia [feminine] (Danish), Sofia (Esperanto), Viia (Estonian), Viiu (Estonian), Sofia (Finnish), Sophie (French), Sofía [feminine] (Galician), სოფიო (sopio) (Georgian), Sophia (German), Σοφία (Sofía) [feminine] (Greek), Kopaea (Hawaiian), סופיה [feminine] (Hebrew), Zsófia (Hungarian), ᓱᐱᐊ (sopia) (Inuktitut), Sofia (Italian), Sofija [feminine] (Latvian), Софија (Sofija) [feminine] (Macedonian), Sofe (Northern Sami), Sofia [feminine] (Norwegian), Sofie [feminine] (Norwegian), سوفیا (sofiyâ) (Persian), Zofia [feminine] (Polish), Sofia [feminine] (Portuguese), Sfìa (Romagnol), Софи́я (Sofíja) (Russian), Софија [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Sofija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Såff (Skolt Sami), Sofía (Spanish), Sofia (Swahili), Sofia (Swedish), Sofya (Turkish), Со́фія (Sófija) (Ukrainian), Soffia (Welsh), סאָפֿיאַ (sofya) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Sophia-en-name-G1A8salx Disambiguation of 'female given name': 94 1 5
  2. (Gnosticism) An aeon (a form of divine being) in the Gnostic tradition. Categories (topical): Gnosticism
    Sense id: en-Sophia-en-name-O2~oc6Dx Topics: Gnosticism, lifestyle, religion
  3. A town in West Virginia, United States; named for early resident Sophia McGinnis. Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in West Virginia, USA, Towns in the United States Synonyms: Sofia, Sofya, Sofiya, Sofija Related terms: Sonia, Sonya, Sophie
    Sense id: en-Sophia-en-name-tqUiGhgY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 11 63 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 4 66 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsəʊfi.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səˈfaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səˈfiːə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /soʊˈfi.ə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sophia.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Sophias [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊfiə Etymology: See Sophy. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Sophy|id=shah}} Sophy Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sophia (plural Sophias)
  1. (historical) Archaic spelling of Safawi. Tags: alt-of, archaic, historical Alternative form of: Safawi
    Sense id: en-Sophia-en-noun-en:shah
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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