Sophia, also spelled Sofia, is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, from Greek Σοφία, '' Sophía'', "Wisdom". Other forms include

Sophie Sophie is a version of the female given name Sophia, meaning "wise". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess o ...

Sophy Sophy is an alternate spelling of the female given name Sophie, from the name Sophia, meaning "wise". People with the name * Sophy A. Christensen (1867–1955), Danish master carpenter and furniture designer * Sophy Gray (architect) (1814� ...

, and Sofie. The given name is first recorded in the beginning of the 4th century. It is a common female name in the Eastern Orthodox countries. It became very popular in the West beginning in the later 1990s and became one of the most popularly given girls' names in the Western world in the first decades of the 21st century.

Popularity

Sophia Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek. It may refer to: *Sophia (wisdom) *Sophia (Gnosticism) *Sophia (given name) Places *Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu *Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana *Sophia, North Carolina, an unincorpor ...

was known as the personification of wisdom by early Christians and Saint Sophia is also an early Christian martyr. Both associations contributed to the usage of the name. The name was comparatively common in continental Europe in the medieval and early modern period. It was popularized in Britain by the German

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in the 18th century. It was repeatedly popularised among the wider population, by the name of a character in the novel ''

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'' (1794) by Henry Fielding, in ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1766) by

Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist and poet, who is best known for his novel ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1766), his pastoral poem ''The Deserted Village'' (1770), and his pl ...

, and in the 1960s by Italian actress

Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress. She was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood ci ...

(b. 1934). ''Sophia'' was comparatively popular in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century; its use declined in the 1920s to 1950s; it became again moderately popular during the 1960s to 1980s. During the 1990s to the 2010s, the popularity of the name rose dramatically in many countries throughout the western world. Suggested influences for this trend include Sofía Vergara and Sofia Coppola (popular from the late 1990s) and

Sofia Hellqvist Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has ...

(popular from the 2000s).Olivia Petter
This is the most popular girl's name in the world
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Sofia is the most popular girl’s name in the world
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This is the most popular baby name for girls in the world
Cosmopolitan, 26 October 2017. ''Sophia'' and variants of the name remain among the most currently popularly given names for girls in countries across Europe as well as countries in North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, and others.SophiaSofia
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Name variants

Greek Σοφία was adopted without significant phonological changes into numerous languages, as ''Sophia'' (German, and thence English) and ''Sofia'' (Romance languages, and thence also to Germanic languages and Finnish, etc.). The spelling ''Soffia'' is Icelandic and Welsh. Hungarian has ''Zsófia''. Modern Spanish uses the acute diacritic, ''Sofía''. South and East Slavic and Baltic languages have '' Sofija'' (Софија), '' Sofiya'' (София) and '' Sofya'' (Софья). West Slavic (Polish and Czech-Slovak) introduced a voiced sibilant, ''Zofia, Žofia, Žofie''. French has the (disyllabic) hypocoristic ''Sophie'', which was also introduced in German, Dutch/Flemish, English and Scandinavian in the spelling ''Sofie'' and ''

''. A Dutch hypocoristic is ''Sofieke''. Russian has the hypocoristic Соня (''Sonya''), which in the late 19th century was introduced to Western languages, in the spellings ''Sonya'', ''Sonia'' and ''Sonja'', via characters with this name in the novels '' Crime and Punishment'' by

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

(1866, English translation 1885) and '' War and Peace'' by

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...

(1869, English translation 1886). Turkish

Safiye Safiye is a Turkish feminine given name, a variant of the Arabic name Safiya. People named Safiye include: * Safiye Ali (1891–1952), Turkish physician * Safiye Ayla (1907–1998), Turkish singer * Safiye Erol (1902–1964), Turkish novelist * S ...

is from the unrelated Arabic Safiyya ( "pure"). Persian

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

(

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: صوفیا) is from unrelated

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, a sect of

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People

Saints

* Saint Sophia of Milan, feast day 17 September *

Saint Sophia of Rome Saint Sophia of Rome is venerated as a Christian martyr. She is identified in hagiographical tradition with the figure of Sophia of Milan, the mother of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity, whose veneration is attested for the sixth century. Howeve ...

, martyr, feast day 15 May * Saint Sophia of Sortino (Sicily), martyr, feast day 23 SeptemberPaul Guerin, ''Les petits Bollandistes vies des saints'' (1874)
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/ref> * Saint Sophia of Fermo (March of Ancona), feast day 30 April * Saints Sophia and Irene of Egypt (3rd century), feast day 4 June * Saint Sophia of Thrace (9th century), feast day 4 June * Saint Sofia of Suzdal (d. 1542), see

Solomonia Yuryevna Saburova Saint Solomonia Yuryevna Saburova (russian: Соломония Юрьевна Сабурова) (c. 1490 – 18 December 1542) was the first wife of Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. She was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint ''S ...

* Saint Sophia of Slutsk (d. 1612), see

Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill (Lit. ''Sofija Olelkaitė-Radvilienė'', Saint Sophia of Slutsk, Princess Sophia of Slutsk; 1 May 1585 – 19 March 1612) was a Lithuanian Orthodox Christian saint. She was the last descendant of the family Olelkovic ...

Royalty

Sofia

Sofia of Bavaria Wittelsbach Sophia of Bavaria (; ; 1376 – 4 November 1428In a Munich archive, letters of Sophia from the years 1422–1427 have been found. B. Kopičková, Mnichovský fascikl č. 543. Korespondence královny Žofie z období březen 1422 – prosinec 14 ...

(1376–1425), Queen of Bohemia *

Queen Sofía of Spain Sofía of Greece and Denmark ( el, Σοφία; born 2 November 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who was List of Spanish royal consorts, Queen of Spain from 1975 to 2014 as the wife of King Juan Carlos I. She is the first child of ...

(born 1938), Queen consort of Spain * Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland (born 1984), wife of Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland * Infanta Sofía of Spain (born 2007), Spanish princess

Sophia

(530–c. 601), Byzantine empress *

Sophia of Minsk Sophia of Minsk or Sophia of Polotsk (died 5 May 1198) was a Danish queen consort by marriage to King Valdemar I of Denmark, and a landgravine of Thuringia by marriage to Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia. Life Origin Sophia was the daughter of ...

(d. 1198), Danish queen * Sophia Palaiologina (1455–1503), Grand Duchess of Moscow *

Sophia of Hanover Sophia of Hanover (born Princess Sophia of the Palatinate; 14 October 1630 – 8 June 1714) was the Electress of Hanover by marriage to Elector Ernest Augustus and later the heiress presumptive to the thrones of England and Scotland (later Grea ...

(1630–1714), heir to the English throne *

Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek. It may refer to: *Sophia (wisdom) *Sophia (Gnosticism) * Sophia (given name) Places *Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu *Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana *Sophia, North Carolina, an unincorpo ...

(1636–1689), German noblewoman *

Sophia Alekseyevna Sophia Alekseyevna ( rus, Со́фья Алексе́евна, p=ˈsofʲjə ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvnə; ) was a Russian princess who ruled as regent of Russia from 1682 to 1689. She allied herself with a singularly capable courtier and politician, Pri ...

(1657–1704), Russian regent *

Sophia Dorothea of Celle Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726) was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain. The union with George, her first cousin, was a marriage of state, arranged by her father Geor ...

(1666–1726), Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, wife of George I of Great Britain * Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (1687–1757), Queen consort of Prussia, daughter of George I of Great Britain * Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700–1770), Queen consort of Denmark-Norway * Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (1719–1765), daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover * Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736–1798), Duchess of Württemberg * Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1758–1794), Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin *

Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom Princess Augusta Sophia (8 November 1768 – 22 September 1840) was the sixth child and second daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Childhood and adolescence Princess Augusta Sophia was born at Buckingham House, City and Liberty of ...

(1768–1840), Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg * Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777–1848), British princess *

Princess Sophia of Gloucester Princess Sophia of Gloucester (Sophia Matilda; 29 May 1773 – 29 November 1844) was a great-granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and niece of King George III. Life Princess Sophia was born in Grosvenor Street, Mayfair. Her father w ...

(1773–1844), British princess *

Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley (''née'' FitzClarence; August 1796 – 10 April 1837) was the eldest illegitimate daughter of William IV of the United Kingdom and his longtime mistress Dorothea Jordan. She was married to Philip Sidn ...

(1796–1837), daughter of William IV *

Sophia of Nassau Sophia of Nassau (Sophia Wilhelmine Marianne Henriette; 9 July 1836 – 30 December 1913) was Queen of Sweden and Norway as the wife of King Oscar II. She was Queen of Sweden for 35 years, longer than anyone before her, and the longest-servin ...

(1836–1913), Queen consort of Sweden and Norway *

Sophia of Prussia Sophia of Prussia (Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice, el, Σοφία; 14 June 1870 – 13 January 1932) was Queen consort of the Hellenes from 1913–1917, and also from 1920–1922. A member of the House of Hohenzollern and child of Frederick III, ...

(1870–1932), Queen consort of Greece

other versions

Safiye Sultan Safiye Sultan ( ota, صفیه سلطان; "''pure''" 1550 – 20 April 1619) was the Haseki Sultan (chief consort) of Murad III and Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire as the mother of Mehmed III and the grandmother of Sultans: Ahmed I and Mu ...

(1550–1619), wife of Murad III, mother of Mehmed III; originally named Sofia * Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914–2001), later Princess of Hesse, Princes of Hannover * Sophie, Countess of Wessex (born 1965), wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

Arts and entertainment industry

Sofia (Swedish singer) Sofia Rebecca Hildegard Berntson (born August 4, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden), known professionally as Sofia is a Swedish singer who often sings in Greek. She has released three CD singles since 2007 and has taken part in the Swedish song selection ...

(nee Sofia Berntson), Swedish singer *

Sophia Abrahão Sophia Sampaio Abrahão (born May 22, 1991) is a Brazilian actress and singer. Abrahão starred in her first telenovela in 2007, when she played the preppy Felipa on the 15th season of ''Malhação''. In 2011, she played the preppy Alice Albuq ...

(born 1991), Brazilian actress *

Sophia Agranovich Sophia Agranovich (Russian: София Агранович; Ukrainian: Софія Агранович) is a Soviet-born American classical concert pianist, Centaur Records recording artist, music educator and artistic director. She holds Bachelor a ...

, Ukrainian-American pianist, recording artist and music educator *

Sophia Aliberti Sophia Aliberti ( el, Σοφία Αλιμπέρτη) is a Greek talk show and game show host since 2004, television actress and former fashion model A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial produc ...

(born 1963), Greek actress and TV presenter *

Sofia Andres Sofia Louise Alejandre Andres (born August 24, 1998) is a Filipino actress and commercial model. She is best known for her roles in ''Princess and I'', ''She's Dating the Gangster'', '' Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig'', '' Forevermore'', ''Pusong ...

, (born 1998), Filipina actress and commercial model * Sofia Carson (born 1993), American singer and actress * Sofiko Chiaureli (1937–2008), Georgian actress * Sofia Coppola (born 1971), American actress and director * Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919–2004), Portuguese poet * Sophia Baddeley (1745–1786), English actress *

Sophia Bush Sophia Anna Bush Hughes (born July 8, 1982) is an American actress. She starred as Brooke Davis in The WB/ CW drama series ''One Tree Hill'' (2003–2012), and as Erin Lindsay in the NBC police procedural drama series ''Chicago P.D.'' (2014– ...

(born 1982), American actress * Sophia Di Martino (born 1983), English actress *

Sofia Djama Sofia Djama is an Algerian film director. Her 2017 feature film debut, ''The Blessed'', won three awards at the Venice Film Festival, including the Brian Award, given to the film which "best champions human rights, democracy, pluralism and freedo ...

, Algerian film director *

Sophia Dussek Sophia Giustina Dussek (née Corri; later Moralt; Edinburgh, 1 May 1775 – London, ca. 1831) was a Scottish singer, pianist, harpist, and composer of Italian descent. In 1792, Dussek married the composer Jan Ladislav Dussek. Following Jan's d ...

(1775–1831), Scottish composer *

Sofia Essaïdi Sofia Essaïdi ( ar, صوفيا السعيدي, born 6 August 1984) is a French- Moroccan singer and actress. She was born in Casablanca, to a Moroccan father and a French mother. Career From 30 August to 13 December 2003, she participated in ...

(born 1984), Franco-Moroccan singer *

Sofia Gubaidulina Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina (russian: Софи́я Асгáтовна Губaйду́лина, link=no , tt-Cyrl, София Әсгать кызы Гобәйдуллина; born 24 October 1931) is a Soviet-Russian composer and an established ...

(born 1931), Russian-Tatar composer *

Sophia Peabody Hawthorne Sophia Amelia Hawthorne ( Peabody; September 21, 1809 – February 26, 1871) was an American painter and illustrator as well as the wife of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. She also published her journals and various articles. Life Early life S ...

(1809–1871), American painter *

Sophia Jex-Blake Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake (21 January 1840 – 7 January 1912) was an English physician, teacher and feminist. She led the campaign to secure women access to a University education when she and six other women, collectively known as the Edinb ...

(1840–1912), English physician * Sofia Karlsson (born 1975), Swedish musician *

Sophia Karp Sophia Karp (1861– March 31, 1904), born Sara Segal, and also known as Sophie Goldstein, Sofia Carp, and Sophie Karp, was a Romanian-born Jewish actress and soprano, the first professional Yiddish theater actress. Life and career She wa ...

(1861–1904), Romanian actress *

Sophia Kokosalaki Sophia Kokosalaki ( el, Σοφία Κοκοσαλάκη; 3 November 1972 – 13 October 2019) was a Greek fashion designer based in London.Tamsin Blanchard, 'Sophia Kokosalaki hooks up with Asos', ''The Daily Telegraph'', January 21, 201/ref> ...

(1972–2019), Greek fashion designer *

Zofia Kossak-Szczucka Zofia Kossak-Szczucka ( (also Kossak-Szatkowska); 10 August 1889 – 9 April 1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter. She co-founded two wartime Polish organizations: Front for the Rebirth of Poland and Żegota, set up t ...

(1889–1968), Polish writer *

Sophia Laskaridou Sophia Laskaridou ( el, Σοφία Λασκαρίδου, 1876 – 13 November 1965) was a Greek artist who was well known for her impressionist paintings in the early part of the 20th century. Later she became better known for her life than for h ...

, Greek artist *

Sophia Lee Sophia Lee (1750 – 13 March 1824) was an English novelist, dramatist and educator. She was a formative writer of Gothic fiction. She and her sister Harriet also wrote a number of ''Canterbury Tales'' (1797). Life and literary production She ...

(1750–1824), English novelist *

(born 1934), Italian actress *

Sofia Martins de Sousa Sofia Martins de Sousa (March 23, 1870 – November 28, 1960) was a Portuguese painter. Biography She was born in Porto, Portugal, the youngest of seven children to Portuguese emigrants António Martins de Sousa and Olinda Peres. The family liv ...

(1870–1960), Portuguese painter * Sophia McDougall (born 1979), British author *

Sophia Michahelles Sophia Michahelles (born c. 1975) is one of the two chief artists and puppeteers of Processional Arts Workshop, makers of pageant puppets and other processional art in upstate New York. She works closely with co-director Alex Kahn. The couple's w ...

(born 1976), American puppeteer * Sofia Milos (born 1969), Swiss actress *

Sophia Myles Sophia Jane Myles (; born 18 March 1980) is an English actress. She is best known in film for portraying Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward in Thunderbirds (2004 film), ''Thunderbirds'' (2004), Isolde in ''Tristan & Isolde (film), Tristan & Isolde'' (2 ...

(born 1980), English actress * Zofia Nałkowska, Polish writer, author of ''Medallions'' *

Sophia Yakovlevna Parnok Sophia Yakovlevna Parnok (russian: София Яковлевна Парнок, yi, סאָפיאַ פארנוכ; 30 July 1885 O.S./11 August 1885 (N. S.) – 26 August 1933) was a Russian poet, journalist and translator. From the age of six, ...

(1885–1933), Russian poet *

Sophia Romero Sophia G. Romero is a Filipino writer based in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of the novel, '' Always Hiding'', written in Philippine English. The 224-paged book was published by William Morrow & Company on April 1, 1998.Sophia G. Romero, ...

, American writer * Sofia Rotaru (born 1947), Ukrainian singer *

Sofia Samatar Sofia Samatar (born October 24, 1971) is an American poet, novelist and educator from Indiana. Early life Samatar was born in 1971 in northern Indiana, United States. Her father was the Somali scholar, historian and writer Said Sheikh Samatar. ...

(born 1971), Somali-American writer *

Sofia Shinas Sofia Shinas (born January 17, 1968) is a Greek Canadian singer, songwriter, actress and director."Dream comes true for Shinas". ''Windsor Star'', May 28, 1994. Shinas entered the entertainment industry as a recording artist and later pursued a ...

(born 1968), Canadian artist *

Sofía Tartilán Sofía Tartilán ( Sofía Tartilán Rodríguez; after marriage, Sofía Tartilán de Escobar; April 19, 1829 – July 2, 1888) was a 19th-century Spanish novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor. Her name appeared as a regular contributor to much o ...

(1829–1888), Spanish writer * Sophie Turner (born 1996), English Actress *

Sofia Vembo Sofia Vembo ( el, Σοφία Βέμπο; 10 February 1910, in Gallipoli, East Thrace, Turkey – 10 March 1978, in Athens, Greece) was a leading Greek singer and actress active from the interwar period to the early postwar years and the 1950s ...

, Greek singer * Sofia Vassilieva (born 1992), American actress * Sofía Vergara (born 1972), Colombian model and actress * Sophia Vossou (born 1961), Greek singer *

Sofia Wylie Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. ...

(born 2004), American actress *

Sophia Yan Sophia Yan (嚴倩君, pinyin: Yán Qiànjūn, b. October 8, 1986) is an American classical pianist, journalist and Beijing correspondent at The Daily Telegraph. Early life and education Yan was born to Taiwanese parents in Queens, New York. S ...

(born 1986), American classical pianist *

Sofie Zamchick Sofie Zamchick (born April 2, 1994) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and puppeteer. She is best known as the voice of Linny the Guinea Pig on the American animated children's television series, ''Wonder Pets!''. Zamchick attended the E ...

(born 1994), American singer and actress

Sports

Sofia Akhmeteli Sofia Akhmeteli ( ka, სოფია ახმეტელი; born 28 March 1981) is a former Georgian alpine skier. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and in the 2002 Winter Olympics representing Georgia. Sofia was also the flagbearer ...

(born 1981), Georgian alpine skier *

Sofia Arvidsson Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson (born 16 February 1984) is a Swedish professional padel player and a former tennis player. In her tennis career, she won two singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 20 singles and 13 double ...

(born 1984), Swedish tennis player *

Sofia Asoumanaki Sofia Asoumanaki ( el, Σοφία Ασουμανάκη; born 25 May 1997) is a Greek rower. She was born in Athens, Greece and was involved in swimming between the ages of 2.5 until 16. During that time she competed many times on the national le ...

, Greek rower *

Sophia Diagne Sophia Catherine Diagne (born 10 November 1998) is a Senegalese swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. In 2019, she also represented Senegal at the 2019 Afri ...

(born 1998), Senegalese swimmer *

Sophia Ellis Sophia Ellis (born 1996) is a record-setting British female powerlifter who broke the European deadlift record of 230.5kg at the European Championships in Sweden 2021, and bronze deadlift medalist at the IPF World Classic Championships 2021. She ...

(born 1996), British powerlifter *

Sofia Bekatorou Sofia Bekatorou ( el, Σοφία Μπεκατώρου; born 26 December 1977) is a Greek sailing champion. She has participated in over hundreds of main class events including 2004 Summer Olympics sailing competition, where she won the gold me ...

(born 1977), Greek sailor and Olympic gold medalist *

Sophia Flörsch Sophia Flörsch (born 1 December 2000) is a German racing driver, currently competing in the European Le Mans Series with Algarve Pro Racing. She has previously raced in the DTM, the FIA World Endurance Championship and FIA Formula 3, and is a p ...

(born 2000), German racing driver *

Sofia Iosifidou Sofia Iosifidou (Σοφία Ιωσηφίδου, born 13 January 1981) was a Greek female water polo player. She was a member of the Greece women's national water polo team, playing as a Water polo positions, centre back Water Polo. Career She was ...

, Greek water polo player *

Sofia Kenin Sofia Anna "Sonya" Kenin (born November 14, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of No. 4 in the world, which she achieved on March 9, 2020. She was the 2020 WTA ...

, American tennis player *

Sophia Koggouli Sophia Koggouli (born 26 July 1991) is a Greek footballer who plays as a forward for Tavagnacco of the Italian Serie B and the Greece national team. Career Koggouli finished as the Greek Division A top scorer for seven consecutive years (from ...

, Greek footballer *

Sofia Konukh Sofia Evgenevna Konukh (russian: Софья Евгеньевна Конух, born 9 March 1980 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic women's tournament in history. ...

(born 1980), Russian water polo player *

Sophia Morgan Sophia Frances Morgan is a Fijian sailor, who came second in the Women's Laser Radial team event at the 2019 Pacific Games. She competed in the laser radial event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. Personal life Morgan grew up in Lami, F ...

, Fijian sailor *

Sofía Mulánovich Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín (born 24 June 1983) is a Peruvian surfer. She is a 3-time World Surfing Champion, 1 WSL and 2 ISA world championships,. She is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win a World Surf League World Championship Tour event ( ...

(born 1983), Peruvian surfer *

Sofia Muratova Sofia Ivanovna Muratova (russian: Софья Ивановна Муратова, 13 July 1929 – 25 September 2006) was a Soviet gymnast. She competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won eight medals. Early life Muratova grew up in Leningrad ...

(1929–2006), Russian gymnast *

Sofia Papadopoulou Sofia Papadopoulou ( el, Σοφία Παπαδοπούλου, born 19 November 1983 in Athens) is a Greek sailor. She started sailing at the age of 5. She won the bronze medal in the women's Yngling class with Sofia Bekatorou and Virginia Krava ...

(born 1983), Greek sailor *

Sofia Polgar Sofia Polgar ( hu, Polgár Zsófia, ); born November 2, 1974) is a Hungarian and Israeli chess player, teacher, and artist. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. A former chess prodigy, she is the middle sister ...

, Hungarian-born Israeli and Canadian chess grandmaster *

Sofia Riga Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. ...

, Greek runner *

Sofia Sakorafa Sofia Sakorafa ( el, Σοφία Σακοράφα, born 29 April 1957 in Trikala, Greece) is a Greek-Palestinian politician and former javelin thrower. She was a Member of the European Parliament for Greece as member of the political party MeRA25 ...

(born 1957), Greek javelin thrower and politician *

Sofia Tikhonova Sofia Dmitrievna Tikhonova (russian: Со́фья Дми́триевна Ти́хонова; born 16 November 1998) is a Russian ski jumper who has competed at World Cup level since the 2013/14 season.. Retrieved 26 February 2017. Career Tikhon ...

(born 1998), Russian ski jumper *

Sofia Yfantidou Sofia Yfantidou (Greek: Σοφία Υφαντίδου; also transcribed in English Ifadidou; born 10 January 1985) is a Greek track and field athlete. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's heptathlon event. She finished 24th, w ...

, Greek track and field athlete *

Sofiya Bozhanova Sofiya Bozhanova ( bg, София Божанова) (born 4 October 1967) is a retired long and triple jumper from Bulgaria. She set the world's best year performance in 1994, jumping 14.98 metres at a meet in Stara Zagora on 16 July 1994. She won ...

(born 1967), Bulgarian long and triple jump

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Sophia Aggelonitis Sophia Aggelonitis (born ) is a Canadian businesswoman and former politician. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of Hamilton Mountain from 2007 to 2011. She served as the province's Minis ...

, Canadian politician * Sofia Amloh (born 1986), Swedish politician *

Sophia Hayden Bennett Sophia Hayden (October 17, 1868 – February 3, 1953) was an American architect and first female graduate of the four-year program in architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Life Early life Sophia Gregoria Hayden was bor ...

(1868–1953), American architect * Sophia Brahe (1556–1643), Danish astronomer *

Sophia Collier Sophia Collier is an American investor, artist, and entrepreneur. Biography In 1977, at 21, Sophia Collier developed Soho Natural Soda in her kitchen in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York and co-founded the American Natural Beverage Corp with Constance ...

(born 1956), American entrepreneur * Sophia Drossopoulou, Greek computer scientist *

Sophia Eckerson Sophia Hennion Eckerson ( – July 19, 1954) was an American botanist and microchemist known for her work tracking chemical changes during plant development. Biography Sophia Eckerson was born around 1880 (her exact date of birth is unknow ...

(1880–1954), American botanist and microchemist *

Sophia Forero Sophia Forero is a jewelry designer. She creates jewelry with colors and textures inspired by her study of international cultures, including Tuareg culture and Byzantine art.Staff. Style ChicagoOur Favorites: Sophia Forero DesignAccessed Novembe ...

(born 1967), American jewelry designer *

Sophia Getzowa Sophia Getzowa ( he, סופיה גצובה, 10 January 1872 (O.S.)/23 January 1872 (N. S.) - 11(12) July 1946) was a Belarusian-born pathologist and scientist in Mandatory Palestine. She grew up in a Jewish shtetl in Belarus and during her medi ...

(1872–1946), Belarusian-Israeli pathologist and scientist * Sophia Orne Johnson (1826–1899), American author * Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850–1891), Russian mathematician *

Sophie Lancaster Sophie is a version of the female given name Sophia, meaning "wise". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess o ...

(1986–2007), English murder victim *

Sophia Leung Sophia Ming Ren Leung, CM (梁陳明任 born July 25, 1933) is a Canadian politician. Born in Wuxi, China, she was a social worker before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1997 for the riding of Vancouver-Kingsway in British C ...

(born 1933), Canadian politician * Sophia Lösche, German murder victim *

Sophia Lvovna Perovskaya Sophia Lvovna Perovskaya (russian: Со́фья Льво́вна Перо́вская; – ) was a Russian Empire revolutionary and a member of the revolutionary organization ''Narodnaya Volya (organization), Narodnaya Volya''. She helped ...

(1853–1881), Russian revolutionary *

Sofia Manzano Sofia Padua Manzano (born 19 May 1971) is a Brazilian economist, professor and politician. She was the Brazilian Communist Party candidate for President in the 2014 and 2022 Brazilian general election General elections were held on 2 October 2 ...

(born 1971), Brazilian politician *

Sofia Richie Sofia Richie (born August 24, 1998) is an American social media personality, model, and fashion designer. She has been featured in campaigns by a number of major brands including Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, and Adidas. She is the youngest dau ...

(born 1998), American fashion model, daughter of Lionel Richie * Sophie Scholl (1921–1943), German student and anti-Nazi political activist * Sophia D. Stoddard, American educator *

Sofia Tekela-Smith Sofia Tekela-Smith (born 1960) is a New Zealand artist specialising in jewellery and body adornments. Her work is held in the permanent collections of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Life Tekela-Sm ...

(born 1970), New Zealand artist *

Sophia Wilson Sophia Wilson was a Japanese courtesan who married Captain John Wilson. She anglicised her name from Naka Yamazaki to Sophia Wilson, and adopted her son, Nils Wilson. Upon her marriage, she renounced her membership in the Yamazaki koseki, or fa ...

(1860–1???), Japanese courtesan and wife of Captain John Wilson

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*Princess Sofia, main character from the animated TV show '' Sofia the First'' * Sophie Amundsen, main character from the novel ''

Sophie's World ''Sophie's World'' (Norwegian: ''Sofies verden'') is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked "Who are you?" in a letter ...

'' *

Sofia Constantinas This is a list of ''Wonder Woman'' supporting characters. Major characters In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance). Other supporting characters Separated in chronological clusters, by major periods in the publicatio ...

, from the comic ''Wonder Woman'' *

Sofia Curtis Sofia Curtis is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama, ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by British actress Louise Lombard. Background Sofia was introduced in the season five episode " Formalities". It is later explained in ...

, from the TV series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' * Sofia Johnson, from film ''

The Color Purple ''The Color Purple'' is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.

'' *

Sofia Dupre ''The Young and the Restless'' is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2010, by order of appearance. All characters were introdu ...

, a character on the American soap opera ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

'' * Sofia Lamb, from the video game ''

BioShock 2 ''BioShock 2'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin and published by 2K Games. It was released worldwide for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 on February 9, 2010; Feral Interactive released an OS X version on March 30 ...

'' *

Sofia Petrovna ''Sofia Petrovna'' is a novella by Russian author Lydia Chukovskaya, written in the late 1930s in the Soviet Union. It is notable as one of the few surviving accounts of the Great Purge actually written during the purge era. Synopsis Sofia Petr ...

, a character from the novel of the same name * Sofia Sartor from the video game '' Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' * Sofia Serrano from the film ''

Vanilla Sky ''Vanilla Sky'' is a 2001 American science fiction thriller film directed, written, and co-produced by Cameron Crowe. It is an English-language remake of Alejandro Amenábar's 1997 Spanish film '' Open Your Eyes'', which was written by Amenábar ...

'' * Sofia Robbin Sloan Torres, daughter of Callie Torres, Mark Sloan, and Arizona Robbins from '' Grey's Anatomy'' * Sophia, playable character from '' Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi'' * Sophia Aubrey, from the Aubrey-Maturin series of novels by Patrick O'Brian *

Sophia Esteed ''Star Ocean: Till the End of Time'' is an action role-playing game, the third main game in the ''Star Ocean'' series. The game was developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 console. It was released in Japan, North Am ...

, from the video game ''Star Ocean: Till the End of Time'' * Sophia Forrester, from the animated TV series ''Last Exile'' *

Sophia Hapgood This is a list of characters in the Indiana Jones (franchise), ''Indiana Jones'' series. Introduced in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' Indiana Jones Indiana Jones (character), Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford), the titular chara ...

, from the video game ''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'' *

Sophia Lopez ''Nip/Tuck'' is an American medical drama created by Ryan Murphy, which aired on FX in the United States between 2003 and 2010. The series focuses on "McNamara/Troy", a plastic surgery practice, and follows its founders, Dr. Sean McNamara and ...

, from the TV series ''Nip/Tuck'' * Sophia Peletier, from the TV series and comic books '' The Walking Dead'' *

Sophia Petrillo Sophia Petrillo is a character from the sitcom television series ''The Golden Girls'' and its spin-offs ''The Golden Palace and'' ''Empty Nest.'' She also appeared in episodes of the series ''Blossom'' and ''Nurses''. Her character was played by ...

, from the TV series ''The Golden Girls'' * Sophia Marlowe, from the TV series ''

Girlboss Girlboss is a neologism which denotes a woman "whose success is defined in opposition to the masculine business world in which she swims upstream". Popularised by Sophia Amoruso in her 2014 book ''Girlboss'', the concept's ethos has been descri ...

'' * Sophia Tutu, a character from the animated TV series '' The Raccoons'' * Sophia Western, main heroine of the novel ''

The History of Tom Jones ''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', often known simply as ''Tom Jones'', is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is a ''Bildungsroman'' and a picaresque novel. It was first published on 28 February 1749 in L ...

'' * Sophie, from the video game ''

Tales of Graces is an action role-playing game released for the Wii in Japan in December 2009. The game is a core product of the ''Tales'' series and was developed by Namco Tales Studio. The game was ported to the PlayStation 3 under the title and was rele ...

'' * Sophie Neveu Saint-Clair, character in Dan Brown's book '' The Da Vinci Code'' * Sophie Zawistowska, the title character of the novel and movie ''

Sophie's Choice ''Sophie's Choice'' may refer to: * ''Sophie's Choice'' (novel), a 1979 novel by American author William Styron ** ''Sophie's Choice'' (film), a 1982 American drama film directed by Alan J. Pakula ** ''Sophie's Choice'' (opera), an opera by the ...

'' *Sophia, a fictional character from the video game '' Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box'' *Sofia Porter, technician of the MD-5 group and Lucinia's sister in the

Meta Runner ''Meta Runner'' (known as ''Meta Runner: The Final Season'' for its third season) is an Australian adult computer-animated cyberpunk web series created by Kevin and Luke Lerdwichagul. It is produced by Glitch Productions, with production fun ...

internet series. *Sophie Norton, from the Nickelodeon series ''

Genie in the House ''Genie in the House'' is a British sitcom broadcast on Nickelodeon about a widowed father (Philip) with two teenage daughters (Emma and Sophie) who find a golden lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A rub of the lamp releases Adil ...

'' *Sophie Hatter, from the book and movie ''

Howl's Moving Castle ''Howl's Moving Castle'' is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and won the Phoenix Award twenty years ...

'' *Mother Sophia, a key historical figure in '' Xenogears'' *Sophia, a character who fuses demons for the protagonist in ''

Shin Megami Tensei V is a 2021 role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for the Nintendo Switch. It is part of the ''Shin Megami Tensei'' series, the central series of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise. Produced by '' Shin Megami Tensei IV'' ...

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