Sophia means "

wisdom Wisdom, sapience, or sagacity is the ability to contemplate and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense and insight. Wisdom is associated with attributes such as unbiased judgment, compassion, experiential self-knowledge, ...

" in Greek. It may refer to: * Sophia (wisdom) * Sophia (Gnosticism) *

Sophia (given name) Sophia, also spelled Sofia, is a feminine given name, from Greek Σοφία, '' Sophía'', "Wisdom". Other forms include Sophie, Sophy, and Sofie. The given name is first recorded in the beginning of the 4th century. It is a common female n ...

Places

Niulakita Niulakita is the southernmost island of Tuvalu, and also the name of the only village on this island. Niulakita has a population of 34 (2017 Census). The residents of Niulakita have moved to the island from Niutao. Niulakita is represented in th ...

or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu *

Sophia, Georgetown Sophia is a ward of Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. It's a predominantly Afro-Guyanese community, and one of Georgetown's poorest neighborhoods. Sophia was where Forbes Burnham presented "Declaration of Sophia" at a People's National Congre ...

, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana *

Sophia, North Carolina Sophia is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in central Randolph County, North Carolina, Randolph County in the United States, U.S. state of North Carolina. It is located along U.S. Route 311, just northwest of the route's intersection ...

, an unincorporated community in Randolph County * Sophia, West Virginia *

Sofia, Bulgaria 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 ...

, the capital and largest city of Bulgaria

Arts, entertainment and media

Books and publications

* ''Sophia'' (journal), a periodical about religious and theological philosophy * ''Sophia'' (novel) by Charlotte Lennox (1762)

Music

Sophia (British band) Sophia is a British indie rock band consisting of Robin Proper-Sheppard—former member of The God Machine—and the Sophia collective, a group of musicians who collaborate with Sophia. "Oh My Love" from the album ''People are like Seasons'' ...

Sophia (Japanese band) Sophia (stylized as SOPHIA) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1994 by vocalist Mitsuru Matsuoka, guitarist Kazutaka Toyota, bassist Yoshio Kuroyanagi, drummer Yoshitomo Akamatsu and keyboardist Keiichi Miyako. Currently signed to Avex Trax since ...

Sophia (singer) 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 ...

or Sophia Abrahão, pop singer from Brazil * ''Sophia'' (The Crüxshadows EP) * ''Sophia'' (Sophia Abrahão EP) * "Sophia" (Nerina Pallot song) * "Sophia" (Laura Marling song) *"Sophia", a song by Good Shoes from '' Think Before You Speak'' *"Sophia", a song by Laura Nyro from '' Mother's Spiritual'' *"Sophia", a song by Six Organs of Admittance from '' Dust and Chimes''

Other

*Sophia 3rd, a fictional tank in the video game '' Blaster Master''

Organizations

* Ecclesia Pistis Sophia, a neo-Gnostic church * Society for the Promotion of Himalayan Indigenous Activities (SOPHIA), nongovernmental organization based in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India (1996)

Other uses

* Sophia (robot), a humanoid robot and Saudi Arabian citizen developed in Hong Kong (2017) *

251 Sophia 251 Sophia is a stony background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 4 October 1885, by astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory in Austria. The S-type asteroid (S/L) has a rotation period of 20. ...

, a main belt asteroid (1885) * Operation Sophia or EU Navfor Med, a European Union Naval Force operation in the Mediterranean (2015)