Meaning, origin and history of the name Sofya

Gender Feminine

Scripts Софья(Russian) Սոֆյա(Armenian)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈso.fʲjə/(Russian) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Russian and Armenian form of Sophia.

VariantsSofia, Sofiya(Russian) Sofi(Armenian)

DiminutiveSonya(Russian)

Other Languages & CulturesSophia(Ancient Greek) Sofia, Sofiya(Bulgarian) Sofia, Sònia(Catalan) Sofija, Sonja(Croatian) Sofie, Žofie, Soňa(Czech) Sofia, Sofie, Sonja, Vivi(Danish) Sophie, Fieke, Sofie, Sonja(Dutch) Sophia, Sophie, Sofia, Sonia, Sonya, Sophy(English) Sofia, Viivi(Estonian) Sofia, Sohvi, Sonja, Viivi(Finnish) Sophie(French) Sofía(Galician) Sopio(Georgian) Sofia, Sophia, Sophie, Sofie, Sonja, Sonje(German) Sofia, Sophia(Greek) Szofi, Zsófia, Szófia, Szonja, Zsófika, Zsóka(Hungarian) Soffía, Sonja(Icelandic) Sofia, Sonia(Italian) Sofija(Latvian) Zofija, Sofija(Lithuanian) Sofija, Sonja(Macedonian) Sofia, Sofie, Sonja, Vivi(Norwegian) Zofia, Sonia, Zosia(Polish) Sofia, Sonia(Portuguese) Sofia, Sonia(Romanian) Sofija, Sonja(Serbian) Sofia, Žofia, Soňa(Slovak) Sofija, Zofija, Sonja(Slovene) Sofía, Sofi, Sonia(Spanish) Sofia, Sofie, Sofi, Sonja, Vivi(Swedish) Sofia, Sofiya(Ukrainian)

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