Sofija (given name)
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Sofija (Cyrillic: Софија) is feminine given name found in South Slavic and East Baltic languages.
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Gender | female |
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Language(s) | Croatian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene |
Origin | |
Meaning | Wisdom |
Region of origin | Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Cyrillic: Софија |
Nickname(s) | Serbian: Sofi[1][2] (Софи) |
Related names | Serbian: Sofijana[3] (Софијана) |
See also | Sophia |
It is a cognate of the Greek name Sophia meaning "Wisdom".[4][5][6]
Notable people bearing the name Sofija include:
- Sofija Jovanović (1895–1979), Serbian war hero
- Sofija Korkutytė (1939–2000), Lithuanian rower
- Sofija Milošević (born 1991), Serbian model
- Sofija Pšibiliauskienė (1867–1926), Lithuanian writer
- Sofija Skoric (born 1937–2022), Serbian-Canadian writer, editor, translator, publisher and activist
- Sofija Smetonienė (1885–1968), former First Lady of Lithuania
- Sofija Veiverytė (1926–2009), Lithuanian painter
- Sofija Novoselić (born 1990), Croatian alpine skier
- Sofija Garanča (born 2004), Latvian footballer
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