Sophia Name Meaning

Gender :

Feminine

Meaning of Sophia :

Used in country/religion :

American , Arabic , British , Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Greek , Hindu , Irish , Italian , Jamaican , Latin , Malaysian , Muslim , Swedish

Pronounciation
of Name Sophia :

/ so-FEE-ə/ or /so-FIE-ə/

Etymology
of Name Sophia :

History
of Name Sophia :

Popular In :

The United States, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Austria Australia, New Zealand

Information about the
Name of Sophia :

Sophia is a popular name across different children's books. These books include Papa Gatto: An Italian Fairy Tale, Silly Sophia: A Daily Adventure, Princess Sophia's Gifts, Sophia at a Royal Wedding, Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution, and Sophia the Snow Swan Fairy.

Famous People with
Name Sophia :

Sophia Bush is a spokesperson, activist, director, and actress. She starred in the series One Tree Hill and NBC's Chicago PD. She also has a role in the movie The Hitcher. Sophia Smith is a famous Instagram star with over 750,000 followers. She is also known for being the girlfriend of Liam Payne, member of One Direction. Sophia Lucia is a young dancer who became famous in the reality TV show Dance Moms. She debuted in the third season.

Variant Names of Sophia:

Saffi, Sofia, Sofie, Soficita, Sofka, Sofy, Sofya, Sonia, Sonja, Sonnie, Sonya, Sophey, , Saffi, Sofia, Sofie, Soficita, Sofka, Sofy, Sofya, Sonia, Sonja, Sonnie, Sonya, Sophey, S, Saffi, Sofia, Sofie, Soficita, Sofya,  Sonia,  Sonja, Sonnie,  Sonya,  Sophey,  Sophie.

Sona (Czech), Sonja (Finnish), Sofia (Spanish), Zofia (Polish), Soffia (Icelandic), Sopio (Georgian)

Rhyming Names of Sophia: 

Names Similar to Sophia :

Sophereth, Sophie, Sophronia, Sophy, Sophie, Sophal, Sophaly, Sophana, Sophanna, Sophanny

Popularity Rank :

Sophia name was top ranked at 555 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 3 position in American during year 2015

Name Sophia has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 221 position. 304851 numbers of people were named Sophia so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The feminine name Sophia in Greek means “wisdom”. It belonged to the name of a saint, who was probably mythical, who died from the grief after his three daughters were killed and tortured because of their religion. Legends were started about this medieval misunderstanding and the phrase “Hagia Sophia” was born meaning “Holy Wisdom”.

The name became popular in the Middle Ages with the continental European royalty. Then in the 18th century it became common in Britain when the German House of Hanover took the throne. It has been given to many people even characters in novels like “The Vicar of Wakefield” by Oliver Goldsmith or “Tom Jones” by Henry Fielding. Now Sophia Richie is added to the list.

Sophia Numerology :

Personality No. 7. People with name Sophia seek religion & wisdom. They hate doing physical work. They are introspective, scientific & analytical. Person with Sophia having 7 as Personality number love nature & peaceful ambiance. They love perfection, teaching & spirituality. They are individualistic, creative, dignified, serene & tolerant. They are intuitive, magnetic & versatile. More Numerology