Sophia

English

/ˈsəʊfi.ə/, /soʊˈfi.ə/

proper noun

Definitions

borne by an early Christian saint, and by European royalty.
(gnosticism) An aeon (a form of divine being) in the Gnostic tradition.
(town in West Virginia).

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek σοφία (wisdom, knowledge).

Origin

Ancient Greek

σοφία

Gloss

wisdom, knowledge

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-sophy English
Sophie French
Со́ня Russian
София Russian
Софья Russian
Sofía Spanish, Castilian
θεάνθρωπος Ancient Greek
σοφία Ancient Greek
σοφός Ancient Greek
Sophia Cebuano
filsafat Indonesian
Sofija Latvian
София Bulgarian
ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ Coptic
Kopaea Hawaiian

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