Latin origin
Source-reportedBorrowed from Latin Sophonisba, ultimately from Phoenician.
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- Wiktionary: SofonisbaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Latin roots
/so.foˈniz.ba/ · Italian
01 / Meaning & origin
Sofonisba is a feminine given name documented in Italian. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Sophonisba.
Borrowed from Latin Sophonisba, ultimately from Phoenician.
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04 / Through time
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Italian painter (c.1532-1625)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
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