Sofiya
/soʊˈfiː.jə/noun
A feminine given name, a variant transliteration of Sofia or Sophia.
Did you know?The name is connected to Hagia Sophia—Greek for “Holy Wisdom”—the famous Constantinople monument whose name refers to divine wisdom, not a human saint.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sap-
“To taste, perceive, or be wise; a reconstructed root associated with discernment and knowledge.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
sophos
“Wise, skilled, or clever.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
sophia
“Wisdom, knowledge, or skill.”
Late Antiquity
Greek
Hagia Sophia
“Holy Wisdom; a title applied to the great church in Constantinople.”
Medieval Greek and Slavic usage
Greek/Slavic
Sofiya
“A transliterated and adapted form of Sophia used as a personal name.”
Modern English
English
Sofiya
“A feminine given name meaning “wisdom.””
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