"Sofia" meaning in Italian

See Sofia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /soˈfi.a/
Rhymes: -ia Etymology: See Sophia. Head templates: {{head|it|proper noun|g=f}} Sofia f
  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Sofia-it-name-UXA0jTTJ Categories (other): Italian female given names, Italian given names, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɔ.fja/
Rhymes: -ɔfja Etymology: Borrowed from Bulgarian София (Sofija, “Sophie, Sophia”), named after the Church of St. Sofia. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|bg|София||Sophie, Sophia}} Borrowed from Bulgarian София (Sofija, “Sophie, Sophia”) Head templates: {{head|it|proper noun|g=f}} Sofia f
  1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Bulgaria, Places in Bulgaria
    Sense id: en-Sofia-it-name-SCl6-HdY Categories (other): National capitals, Sofia
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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