Sofija (given name)
Female given name
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Sofija (Cyrillic: Софија) is feminine given name found in South Slavic and East Baltic languages.
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Language | Croatian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Wisdom |
| Region of origin | Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Cyrillic: Софија |
| Nickname | Serbian: Sofi[1][2] (Софи) |
| Related names | Serbian: Sofijana[3] (Софијана) |
| See also | Sophia |
It is a cognate of the Greek name Sophia meaning 'Wisdom'.[4][5][6]
Notable people bearing the name Sofija include:
- Sofija Bilevičiūtė-Zubovienė (1860–1932), Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman
- Sofija Garanča (born 2004), Latvian footballer
- Sofija Gergeležiu (born 2003), Latvian footballer
- Sofija Grandakovska, Macedonian writer
- Sofija Jakimovič (1940–2006), Kildin Sámi poet and author
- Sofija Jovanović (1895–1979), Serbian war hero
- Sofija Korkutytė (1939–2000), Lithuanian rower
- Sofija Krajšumović (born 2002), Bosnian footballer
- Sofija Kymantaitė-Čiurlionienė (1886–1958), Lithuanian writer, educator and activist
- Sofija Milošević (born 1991), Serbian model
- Sofija Naletilić (1913–1994), Croatian naïve sculptor from Herzegovina
- Sofija Ņesterova (born 2001), Latvian footballer
- Sofija Novoselić (born 1990), Croatian alpine skier
- Sofija Pekić (born 1953), Yugoslav basketball player
- Sofija Pšibiliauskienė (1867–1926), Lithuanian writer
- Sofija Skoric (1937–2022), Serbian-Canadian writer, editor, translator, publisher and activist
- Sofija Smetonienė (1885–1968), former First Lady of Lithuania
- Sofija Tepes (born 1973), Chilean table tennis player
- Sofija Veiverytė (1926–2009), Lithuanian painter
