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Σοφία

“wisdom”

Language contexts for this entry: Greek, Ancient Greek

feminineGreek script

/soˈfi.a/ · Greek

Origin: Ancient Greek
2 language contexts: Greek Ancient Greek
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Σοφία

Σοφία is a feminine given name documented in Greek and Ancient Greek. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek σοφίᾱ via Byzantine Greek. It is a form of Sophia, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “wisdom”.

Ancient Greek origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “wisdom”

Inherited from Byzantine Greek Σοφίᾱ (Sophíā), from Ancient Greek σοφίᾱ (sophíā). Doublet of Σόφια (Sófia).

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Byzantine Greek
Ancient Greek

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Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: SophiaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (3)

Feminine usage · Wikidata Q97959398
Feminine usage in Greek · Wiktionary: Σοφία
Feminine usage in Ancient Greek · Wiktionary: Σοφία

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Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Σοφία” in the Greek script. Wikidata item Q97959398.

Transliterations (search aids): Sofía, Sophia, Sophíā.

Name day: 09-17 (Greece).

All pronunciation details (16)

/soˈfi.a/ — Greek
/soˈfi.a/ — Greek
\soˈfi.a\ — Greek
[so̞ˈfi.a] — Greek
/so.pʰí.aː/ — Ancient Greek
/so.pʰí.aː/ — Ancient Greek (5ᵗʰ BCE Attic)
/soˈfi.a/ — Ancient Greek
/soˈfi.a/ — Ancient Greek (10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine)
/soˈfi.a/ — Ancient Greek (15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
/soˈpʰi.a/ — Ancient Greek (1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian)
/soˈɸi.a/ — Ancient Greek
/soˈɸi.a/ — Ancient Greek (4ᵗʰ CE Koine)
\so.pʰí.aː\ — Ancient Greek
\soˈpʰi.a\ — Ancient Greek
\soˈɸi.a\ — Ancient Greek
\soˈfi.a\ — Ancient Greek

02 / Across borders

Where Σοφία is used

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Documented as a given name in Greek.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Sofia Bekatorou
born 1977
Greek Double Olympic champion in Sailing
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Sofia Sakorafa
born 1957
Greek javelin thrower and politician
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
1914–2001
Greek princess (1914-2001); elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q97959398CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: SophiaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Σοφία

Ancient Greek origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “wisdom”

Inherited from Byzantine Greek Σοφίᾱ (Sophíā), from Ancient Greek σοφίᾱ (sophíā). Doublet of Σόφια (Sófia).

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Byzantine Greek
Ancient Greek

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: SophiaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (3)

Feminine usage · Wikidata Q97959398
Feminine usage in Greek · Wiktionary: Σοφία
Feminine usage in Ancient Greek · Wiktionary: Σοφία

Explore all 2 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Σοφία” in the Greek script. Wikidata item Q97959398.

Transliterations (search aids): Sofía, Sophia, Sophíā.

Name day: 09-17 (Greece).

All pronunciation details (16)

/soˈfi.a/ — Greek
/soˈfi.a/ — Greek
\soˈfi.a\ — Greek
[so̞ˈfi.a] — Greek
/so.pʰí.aː/ — Ancient Greek
/so.pʰí.aː/ — Ancient Greek (5ᵗʰ BCE Attic)
/soˈfi.a/ — Ancient Greek
/soˈfi.a/ — Ancient Greek (10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine)
/soˈfi.a/ — Ancient Greek (15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
/soˈpʰi.a/ — Ancient Greek (1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian)
/soˈɸi.a/ — Ancient Greek
/soˈɸi.a/ — Ancient Greek (4ᵗʰ CE Koine)
\so.pʰí.aː\ — Ancient Greek
\soˈpʰi.a\ — Ancient Greek
\soˈɸi.a\ — Ancient Greek
\soˈfi.a\ — Ancient Greek

Where Σοφία is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

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country in our sources

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Greece

Language records

Documented as a given name in Greek.

Explore Greece

1 of 1 country

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Sofia Bekatorou
born 1977
Greek Double Olympic champion in Sailing
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Sofia Sakorafa
born 1957
Greek javelin thrower and politician
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
1914–2001
Greek princess (1914-2001); elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q97959398CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ΣοφίαCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: SophiaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Σοφία

About Σοφία

Ancient Greek origin

Where Σοφία is used

Across borders

Greece

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Sofia Bekatorou

Sofia Sakorafa

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

Σόφη

Sofia

Sofía

Sophia

София

Софья

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Σοφία

About Σοφία

Ancient Greek origin

Where Σοφία is used

Across borders

Greece

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Sofia Bekatorou

Sofia Sakorafa

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

Σόφη

Sofia

Sofía

Sophia

София

Софья

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Σοφία

Ancient Greek origin

Where Σοφία is used

Across borders

Greece

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Sofia Bekatorou

Sofia Sakorafa

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Σοφία

Ancient Greek origin

Where Σοφία is used

Across borders

Greece

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Sofia Bekatorou

Sofia Sakorafa

Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page