Zofia is a Slavic

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of Old Greek origin, meaning

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. It is a variant of

Sofia Sofia 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 part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

. Famous people with the name Zofia: * Anna Zofia Sapieha (1799–1864) * Maria Zofia Sieniawska * Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa (1886–1971) * Zofia Baltarowicz-Dzielińska (1894–1970), Polish sculptor * Zofia Branicka (1790–1879) * Zofia Czartoryska (1778–1837) * Zofia Czeska (1584–1650) * Zofia Grabczan (born 1962) * Zofia Helman (born 1937), Polish musicologist * Zofia Hilczer-Kurnatowska (1932-2013), Polish archaeologist * Žofia Hruščáková (born 1995), Slovak basketball player * Zofia Jaroszewska (1902–1985), Polish actress *

Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska Zofia Emilia Kielan-Jaworowska (25 April 1925 – 13 March 2015) was a Polish paleobiologist. In the mid-1960s, she led a series of Polish-Mongolian paleontological expeditions to the Gobi Desert. She was the first woman to serve on the executi ...

(1925–2015), Polish paleobiologist * Zofia Kisielew * Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (1890–1968) * Zofia Krasińska (died 1640s) * Zofia Kulik (born 1947) * Zofia Licharewa (1883–1980), Polish geologist and museum founder *

Zofia Lissa Zofia Lissa (19 October 1908 – 26 March 1980) was a Polish music educator and musicologist. Life Zofia Lissa was born in Lemberg and studied piano and music theory at the Polish Music Society in Lviv. She continued her studies in musicology wi ...

(1908–1980), Polish musicologist *

Zofia Lubomirska Zofia Lubomirska (171827October 1790) was an independently wealthy Polish noblewoman and landowner, known for her political involvement and philanthropy. Life She was born in the Sandomierz Voivodeship the daughter of Aleksander Krasiński ( ...

(1718–1790) *

Zofia Nałkowska Zofia Nałkowska (, 10 November 1884 – 17 December 1954) was a Polish prose writer, dramatist, and prolific essayist. She served as the executive member of the prestigious Polish Academy of Literature (1933–1939) during the interwar period. ...

(1884–1954) *

Zofia Nehringowa Zofia Nehringowa (sometimes identified by her married surnames Duda and later Krzeszczyk; 10 May 1910 – 1 January 1972) was a Polish Long track speed skating, long track speed skater in the late 1920s and 1930s. Biography Born in Warsaw, ...

(1910–1972), Polish long track speed skater *

Zofia Nowakowska Zofia Nowakowska (born 25 February 1988, Kościan) is a Polish singer. Besides Polish performances, she has also recorded an English version of the song "The Right to Love". From 2004-2010, Nowakowska was part of the Studio Buffo musical theat ...

(born 1988) *

Zofia Odrowąż Zofia Odrowąż (1537–1580) was a Polish noblewoman. She was the daughter of castellan and voivode Stanisław Odrowąż Stanisław Odrowąż (1509-1545) was a Polish noble (szlachcic). He married Katarzyna Górka in 1530 and Anna of Masov ...

(1537–1580) *

Zofia Ostrogska Princess Zofia Ostrogska (; 1595–1622) was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman of Ruthenian origin, known as the heiress of one of the greatest fortunes in Poland. She was the wealthiest woman in Poland. She married Stanisław Lubomirski in 16 ...

(1595–1622) *

Zofia Potocka Zofia Potocka (; – 24 November 1822) was a Greek slave courtesan and a Russian agent, later a Polish noblewoman. She was famous in contemporary Europe for her beauty and adventurous life. During the Russo-Turkish War she was the lover of th ...

(1760–1822) * Zofia Romer (1885–1972) * Zofia Tarnowska (1534–1570) * Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz * Zofia Weigl (1885–1940), Polish biologist * Zofia Zakrzewska (1916–1999) * Zofia Zamoyska (1607–1661) * Zofia Zdybicka (born 1928)

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