Sophronia

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UK/səˈfɹəʊ.ni.ə/US/səˈfɹoʊ.ni.ə/

proper noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

    Crampton. Your name is Sophronia, girl: you were called after your aunt Sophronia, my sister: she gave you your first Bible with your name written in it.

    1898, George Bernard Shaw, You Never Can Tell, act II
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    After casting about for some time for a name which should be worthy of her, he decided in favour of Sophronia Sphynx, as being euphonious and genteel, and furthermore indicative of mystery.

    1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “Chapter the Last”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC, page 220

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Sophronia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sophronia

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“Sophronia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sophronia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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