Sofija

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1508. Ultimately from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”).

Proper noun

Sofija f

1. Sofia (the city)
2. A female given name, equivalent to English Sophia.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: Sofija was the only given name of 3010 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

Proper noun

Sofija f

1. Sofia (the city)
2. A female given name, equivalent to English Sophia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sǒfija/
• Hyphenation: So‧fi‧ja

Proper noun

Sòfija f (Cyrillic spelling Со̀фија)

1. Sofia, capital city of Bulgaria
2. A female given name, equivalent to English Sophia.