Zofia is a Slavic

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 ...

of Old Greek origin, meaning

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, ...

. It is a variant of

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 ...

. Famous people with the name Zofia: * Anna Zofia Sapieha (1799–1864) * Maria Zofia Sieniawska *

Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa (November 16, 1886–June 30, 1971) was a Poles, Polish artist, Painting, painter and engraver tied to the Lvov, Lwów circle of artists. For many years she was president of the Association of Polish Artists and Desi ...

(1886–1971) *

Zofia Branicka Countess Zofia Branicka (11 January 1790– 6 January 1879) was a Polish noble woman, art collector. She was the daughter of Franciszek Ksawery Branicki, one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation, and Aleksandra von Engelhardt, the ...

(1790–1879) * Zofia Czartoryska (1778–1837) *

Zofia Czeska Zofia Czeska-Maciejowska (1584 – 1 April 1650) was a Polish professed religious and the founder of the Sisters of the Presentation. Czeska was married before a brief period of time before following her call into the religious life. Her beatif ...

(1584–1650) *

Zofia Grabczan Zofia Anna Grabczan, née Walczyna (born 28 May 1962 in Radzyń Podlaski) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 5971 votes in 7 Chełm district as a candidate from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej Self- ...

(born 1962) *

Zofia Helman Zofia Helman (born 8 March 1937) is a Polish musicologist and an honorary member of the Polish Composers' Union. Life Zofia Helman was born in Radom and studied musicology at the University of Warsaw from 1954-59. In 1967 she defended her doctora ...

(born 1937), Polish musicologist *

Zofia Jaroszewska Zofia Jaroszewska (25 September 1902 – 25 September 1985) was a Polish film actress. Selected filmography * ''Jealousy Jealousy generally refers to the thoughts or feelings of insecurity, fear, and concern over a relative lack of p ...

(1902–1985), Polish actress * Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska (1925–2015) *

Zofia Kisielew Count Pavel Dmitrievich Kiselyov or Kiseleff (Па́вел Дми́триевич Киселёв) (, Moscow – , Paris) is generally regarded as the most brilliant Russian reformer during Nicholas I's generally conservative reign. Early m ...

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 ...

(1890–1968) *

Zofia Krasińska Zofia is a Slavic given name of Old Greek origin, meaning wisdom. It is a variant of Sofia. Famous people with the name Zofia: *Anna Zofia Sapieha (1799–1864) *Maria Zofia Sieniawska *Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa (1886–1971) * Zofia Branicka ...

(died 1640s) *

Zofia Kulik Zofia Kulik (born 1947 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish artist living and working in Łomianki (Warsaw), whose art combines political criticism with a feminist perspective. Career Kulik studied at the Sculpture Department of the Academy of Fin ...

(born 1947) *

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 wit ...

(1908–1980), Polish musicologist * Zofia Lubomirska (1718–1790) * Zofia Nałkowska (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 skater in the late 1920s and 1930s. Biography Born in Warsaw, Nehringowa started skatin ...

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

Zofia Nowakowska Zofia Nowakowska (born 25 February 1988, Kościan) is a Polish singer. She has been a leading vocalist of the Studio Buffo musical theater and has appeared on artistic presentations headed by the composer Piotr Rubik. Besides Polish performance ...

(born 1988) *

Zofia Odrowąż Zofia Odrowąż (1537–1580) was a Polish noblewoman. She was the daughter of castellan and voivode Stanisław Odrowąż and only daughter of Anna of Masovia, last Masovian duchess of the Piast dynasty, and became the widow of the castellan of ...

(1537–1580) *

Zofia Ostrogska Princess Zofia Ostrogska ( lt, Zofija Ostrogiškaitė, links=no; 1595–1622) was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below roy ...

(1595–1622) *

Zofia Potocka Zofia Potocka née ''Clavone'' ( uk, Софія Костянтинівна Потоцька; 11 January 1760 – 24 November 1822) was a Greek slave courtesan and a Russian agent, later a Polish noblewoman. She was famous in contemporary Europe ...

(1760–1822) *

Zofia Romer Zofia Romer ''née'' Dembowska (February 16, 1885 – August 23, 1972) was a Polish painter. She was born in 1885 in Dorpat (now Tartu, Estonia) to well-known physician Tadeusz Dembowski and his wife Matylda. She grew up in Lithuania and Poland s ...

(1885–1972) *

Zofia Tarnowska Countess Zofia Tarnowska (1534–1570) was a Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman and heiress. She was the daughter of Hetman Jan Amor Tarnowski h. Leliwa and Zofia Szydłowiecka h. Odrowąż. Marriage and issue Zofia married Prince Konstanty Wasyl ...

(1534–1570) *

Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz Teofila Zofia Sobieska, née Daniłowicz (Polish: ''Daniłowiczówna'') (1607 – 27 November 1661) was a Polish noblewoman (''szlachcianka''), mother of Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland. Zofia Teofila was the daughter of Voivode of Ruthenia Ja ...

Zofia Zakrzewska Zofia Zakrzewska (7 April 1916 – 8 January 1999) was a Polish scoutmaster of the Polish Scouting Association and Naczelnik ZHP (1956–1964). See also * Scouting in Poland The Scouting and Guiding movement in Poland ( pl, Harcerstwo) consis ...

(1916–1999) *

Zofia Zamoyska Count Stefan Zamoyski (1837–1899) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic). Stefan was member of the Sejm in Galicia (Central Europe), Galicia and owner of Wysocko, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Wysocko, Baranów Sandomierski, Baranów and Kluszyn, ...

(1607–1661) *

Zofia Zdybicka Zofia Józefa Zdybicka (born 5 August 1928 in Kraśnik) is a nun and philosopher. She has been a professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin since 1978. Her order name is Maria Józefa in the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Ag ...

(born 1928)