Sophia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sophia in British English:
UK [səʊ'fɪə]
How to pronounce Sophia in American English:
US [ so'fɪr]
Word Origin
- Sophia
- fem. proper name, from Greek sophia "skill, knowledge of, acquaintance with; sound judgement, practical wisdom; cunning, shrewdness; philosophy," also "wisdom personified," abstract noun from sophos "wise" (see sophist). Saint Sophia in ancient church names and place names in the East is not necessarily a reference to a person; the phrase also is the English translation of the Greek for "divine wisdom, holy wisdom," to which churches were dedicated.
Example
- 1. Sophia loren attributed her success with men to pasta .
- 2. Sophia peabody 's bookshop carried art supplies .
- 3. Her parents named her sophia after her grandmother .
- 4. Sophia , if you 've never had an orgasm .
- 5. Sophia sun , 29 , is one such member .