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Sofia - Names

Meaning of the name Sofia

Gender:

Female

Meaning:

wisdom (from Greek: sofia)

History & etymology:

Sofia is a Norwegian and Swedish spelling variant of Sophia. The name Sophia derives from the Greek word sofia, meaning wisdom.

The name has strong associations with Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Initially called Serdica from Serdi people (Thracian settlers), subsequently re-named Sofia after the Turks had conquered the city and changed the church of St. Sophia into a mosque.

The name Sofia is an international and extremely popular name. It has been very popular with the royalty worldwide. In recent years Sofia placed among top 100 or even top 10 in a number of countries in Europe, North and South America as well as in Australia.

The are several patron saints for the name but the most recognizable one is St. Sophia, a Roman martyr and a mother to three martyr daughters: Faith, Hope and Charity. They lived at the time of persecuion of Christians. The eldest of her children was 12 when all of them were captured and subjected to tortures and beheaded. St. Sophia had to watch her daughters suffer and die and she got beheaded afterwards.

St. Sophia’s feast day is celebrated on 1st August.

Alternative  spellings & nicknames:

Sofeea, Sofeeia, Sofeeiah, Soffia, Sofiah, Soffie, Soffy
Zoffea, Zoffee, Zoffey, Zoffia, Zoffiah, Zofie, Zofyah, Zophia, Zophie

Similar names in other languages & name days:

Czech Republic
15th May: Žofie

Finland
15th May: Sofia, Sohvi

Hungary
15th May, 17th September: Zsófia

Italy
30th April, 30th September: Sofia

Poland
30th September: Sofia
15th May, 30th September: Zofia

Russia
1st October: Sofya

Spain
18th September: Sofía

Sweden
15th May: Sofia

USA
15th May: Sofia

Famous people named Sofia:

Sofia Boutella (1982) - Algerian-French dancer
Sofia Carson (1993-) - American actress
Sofia Coppola (1971) - American director
Sofia Karlberg (1996-) - Swiss singer
Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850 - 1891) - Russian mathematician
Sofia Milos (1969-) - Swiss actress
Sofia Reyes (1995-) - Mexican singer
Sofia Richie (1998-) - American model
Sofia Rotaru (1947-) - Ukrainian singer
Sofia Samatar (1971-) - Somali-American writer
Sofia Shinas (1968-)- Canadian artistic
Sofia Vassilieva (1992-) - American actress of Russian origin
Sofia Vergara (1972) - Colombian model and actress
Sofia Wylie (2004-) - American actress
Infanta Sofia of Spain (2007-) - Spanish princess
Queen Sofia of Spain (1938-) - Queen consort of Spain
Sofia of Bavaria Wittelsbach (1376 - 1425) - Queen of Bohemia

Fun facts:

Popularity (2015)

USA: 14th
England and Wales: 31st
Canada: 50th
Australia: 35th
New Zealand: 63rd
Ireland: 41st
Northern Ireland: 44th     
Scotland: 49th

Chile: 1st
Denmark: 2nd
Finland: 2nd
France: 69th
Italy: 1st
Mexico: 6th
Norway: 14th
Portugal: 10th
Spain: 5th
Sweden: 33rd
Switzerland: 10th

Lucky colors:  yellow, orange
Lucky stone: Jade
Ruling planet: the Sun
Characteristics: gallant, gracious, honorable, methodical, organized, hard-working

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