Sofia
Σοφία
Sophia, in English
Wisdom itself — the Martyr Sophia and her daughters Faith, Hope and Love, kept on 17 September.
AI-generated · contemporary interpretation · onomasti original, 2026
Origin
The story of Sofia
Sofia keeps 17 September — the Martyr Sophia, remembered at Rome with her three daughters, Faith, Hope and Love.
The name is a word before it is a saint. Σοφία simply means “wisdom” — the same wisdom the great church of Constantinople, Hagia Sophia, was raised to honour.
“Wisdom.”
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Σοφία
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In English letters: Sofia · Sophia · Sonia
Σοφία
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Pass it on. Tell them whose name they carry — and that this day is theirs to keep.
Χρόνια Πολλά
Send Sofia a Χρόνια Πολλά
A name day matters more than a birthday in a Greek family — and everyone sends Χρόνια Πολλά. Here is a card to send, and the correct Greek to write, whether or not you can type it yourself.
Warm — someone close
Formal — an elder, or with respect
The card and the wishes are in Greek — the way you would actually send them. We never machine-translate; these are fixed, correct greetings, and the name is woven in only where Greek grammar lets us do it without guessing.
Variations
Forms & nicknames of the name
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Namesakes
Notable people named Sofia
Iconography
Sofia in sacred art
DepictingMartyr Sophia at Rome
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