Sophia

Sophia · proper noun¹

1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromחוכמה
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣοφία
3. Latin · borrowed fromSophia
4. English todaySophia

Chiefly from Latin Sophia, from Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía), from σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”), especially in reference to holy or divine wisdom under the influence of Biblical Hebrew חוכמה (khokhmá), to the early martyr St. Sophia, and to many figures of European royalty and nobility. Also used as a calque for the many cognate forms, such as Italian Sofia, Ukrainian Софі́я (Sofíja), Russian Софи́я (Sofíja), Polish Zofia, etc. Doublet of Sofia.

Sophia · noun²

See Sophy.

Words from the same roots