Sofia

• IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊfi.ə/, /sɒˈfiːə/

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• Rhymes: -əʊfiə

From Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija, “Sophie, Sophia”), named after the Church of St. Sofia.

Sofia

1. The capital city of Bulgaria.

• Sofian

A less common spelling, borrowed from continental Europe, of the given name Sophia.

Sofia

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek
2. A river, and surrounding region of Madagascar

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /suˈfi.ə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /soˈfi.a/

Sofia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
2. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)

Sofia

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
2. a female given name, variant of Sofie, equivalent to English Sophia

IPA^(key): /ˈsofiɑ/

Sofia

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía). The sense "Sofia (Bulgaria)" is through Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsofiɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞fiɑ]
• Rhymes: -ofiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): So‧fi‧a

Sofia

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
   • 1959, Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 1, WSOY, published 1965, page 181:

     Kehdossa makasi juuri äskettäin pappilassa kasteella ollut tyttö, jonka nimenkin rouva muisti: Elma. Se oli hänen antamansa nimi. Vanhemmat olivat tahtoneet Sofiaa, mutta rouva oli saanut kuin saanutkin tytölle suomalaisperäisen nimen. Tosin vain siksi ettei Anttoo pitänyt asiaa millään tavoin tärkeänä.

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   • 1990, Riitta Vartti, Sun lapsuutes, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 407:

     —Äiti, minkäs takia mummun nimi on Adalmina ja Sohvi-tätin nimi on Sofia, vaikkei ne oo mitää ruotsinkielisiä?
     —No, ohan meiän vanha sukunimiki S-t-rantperk, vaikkei sitä osaa kukaa ees lausuu oikei. Ennen vanhaa ihmisille pantii sellasia nimiä. Meiän setähä se suomens nimesä ja se on Rantakallio nytte.

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• (given name) Sohvi, Sonja

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.fja/

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Sofia f

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)

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Sofia f (proper noun, genitive Sofias or Sofia, plural Sofias)

1. a female given name, a less common variant of Sophia

Borrowed from Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija).

Sofia n (proper noun, genitive Sofias or (optionally with an article) Sofia)

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)

See Sophia.

• IPA^(key): /soˈfi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: So‧fì‧a

Sofia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia

Borrowed from Bulgarian София (Sofija, “Sophie, Sophia”), named after the Church of St. Sofia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.fja/
• Rhymes: -ɔfja
• Hyphenation: Sò‧fia

Sofia f

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)

• afosi

From Bulgarian София (Sofija), renamed after the Church of St. Sofia in 1376.

Sofia

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)

Sofia

1. a female given name, variant of Sofie, equivalent to English Sophia

From Bulgarian София (Sofija), renamed after the Church of St. Sofia in 1376.

Sofia

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)

Sofia

1. a female given name, variant of Sofie, equivalent to English Sophia

Borrowed from Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.fja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔfja
• Syllabification: So‧fia

Sofia f

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)

• Sofia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Sofia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sofia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
2. Alternative form of Sófia

• IPA^(key): [ˈsofi̯a]

Sofia f (genitive singular Sofie, declension pattern of ulica)

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)

• Sofia in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Ultimately of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1380 as Sophia.

• IPA^(key): /sʊ²fiːa/

Sofia c (genitive Sofias)

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia

• (given name): Sofi, Sofie, Sonja, Sophia, Sophie

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 88 488 females with the given name Sofia living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.