Sofia

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊfiə/, /ˈsoʊfijə/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊfi.ə/, /sɒˈfiːə/ Rhymes: -əʊfiə === Etymology 1 === Variant spelling of Sophia and from various other languages' own adaptations of Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía, “wisdom, especially divine wisdom”). Sometimes borrowed into English as an anglicization of an accented or closely related form, as with Spanish Sofía, Welsh Soffia, and Hungarian Zsófia. As the capital of Bulgaria, via nonstandard, though now official, romanization of Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófiya), from църква „Света София“ (cǎrkva "Sveta Sofija"), from Byzantine Greek Ναός Ἁγίας Σοφίας (Naós Hagías Sophías, “Church of Holy Wisdom”), the city's prominent 6th-century Byzantine Greek church, first attested being used as the name for the city in the 14th century and reinforced under Ottoman rule as Ottoman Turkish صوفیه (Sofya). Compare the name of the Hagia Sophia. ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia A female given name, variant of Sophia. The capital city of Bulgaria. ===== Alternative forms ===== (Bulgarian capital): Sofya (historical) ===== Synonyms ===== (Bulgarian capital): Serdica, Serdonpolis, Triaditza, Sredets (historical) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Malagasy Sofia of uncertain origin. The region is named for the river. ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia A river in northwestern Madagascar. A region of Madagascar around the river. === References === James Sibree Jr., "Malagasy Place-Names", Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, New Ser., Vol. XV, No. 3 (July 1883), p. 193. === Anagrams === FOIAs, FIOAs == Afrikaans == === Proper noun === Sofia Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) ==== Derived terms ==== Sofioot Sofioties == Albanian == === Proper noun === Sofia f a female given name == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [suˈfi.ə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [soˈfi.a] === Proper noun === Sofia f a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) == Danish == === Proper noun === Sofia Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) a female given name, variant of Sofie, equivalent to English Sophia == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsoː.ˌfijaː/ Hyphenation: So‧fia === Proper noun === Sofia n Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) == Estonian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsofiɑ̯/, [ˈsofˑiɑ̯] === Proper noun === Sofia Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) == Finnish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Σοφίᾱ (Sophíā, literally “wisdom”). The sense "Sofia (Bulgaria)" is through Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsofiɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞fiɑ̝] Rhymes: -ofiɑ Syllabification(key): So‧fi‧a Hyphenation(key): So‧fia === Proper noun === Sofia Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== (given name) Sohvi, Sonja ==== Statistics ==== Sofia is the 48th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 12,613 female individuals (and as a middle name to 52,895 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 5 male individuals (and as a middle name to 5 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔ.fja/ === Proper noun === Sofia f Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) == German == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [zoˈfiːa] ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia f (proper noun, genitive Sofias or Sofia, plural Sofias) a female given name, a less common variant of Sophia ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈzoːfiːaː/ ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia n (proper noun, genitive Sofias or (optionally with an article) Sofia) Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) ===== Declension ===== == Italian == === Etymology 1 === See Sophia. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /soˈfi.a/ Homophone: sofia Rhymes: -ia Hyphenation: So‧fì‧a ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia f a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Bulgarian София (Sofija, “Sophie, Sophia”), named after the Church of St. Sofia. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.fja/ Rhymes: -ɔfja Hyphenation: Sò‧fia ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia f Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) === References === === Anagrams === afosi == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Bulgarian София (Sofija), renamed after the Church of St. Sofia in 1376. ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia a female given name, variant of Sofie, equivalent to English Sophia == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Bulgarian София (Sofija), renamed after the Church of St. Sofia in 1376. ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia a female given name, variant of Sofie, equivalent to English Sophia == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.fja/ Rhymes: -ɔfja Syllabification: So‧fia === Proper noun === Sofia f Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Sofia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Sónia (Portugal, diminutive) Sônia (Brazil, diminutive) === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: So‧fi‧a === Proper noun === Sofia f (plural Sofias) a female given name, equivalent to English Sophie or Sophia == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔfia/, [ˈsɔfia] Rhymes: -ia Hyphenation: So‧fi‧a === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija). ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia f (relational adjective sofijský, demonym Sofijčan, female demonym Sofijčanka) Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Derived from Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía). ==== Proper noun ==== Sofia f a female given name ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Sofia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === Ultimately of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1380 as Sophia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sʊ²fiːa/ === Proper noun === Sofia c (genitive Sofias) Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia ==== Related terms ==== (given name): Sofi, Sofie, Sonja, Sophia, Sophie === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [3] 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.