Sofija

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1508. Ultimately from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, wisdom).

Proper noun

Sofija f

  1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
  2. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Sophia

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Sofija was the only given name of 3010 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Sofija f

  1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sǒfija/
  • Hyphenation: So‧fi‧ja
  • Rhymes: -ija

Proper noun

Sòfija f (Cyrillic spelling Со̀фија)

  1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia

Declension

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