Etymograph

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Sonia

Sonia comes from Russian Софи́я ‘Sophia’, from Ancient Greek σοφία ‘wisdom’, and ultimately from σοφός ‘skilled in handcrafts’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσοφός‘skilled in handcrafts’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσοφία‘wisdom’
  3. RussianmodernСофи́яSofíja‘Sophia’
  4. Russian, derivedmodernСо́няSónjapet form of Софи́я
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2024Sonia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσοφός‘skilled in handcrafts’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσοφία‘wisdom’
  3. RussianmodernСофи́яSofíja‘Sophia’
  4. Russian, derivedmodernСо́няSónjapet form of Софи́я
  5. Englishearliest quotation 2024Sonia

Earliest quotation: 2024, Stephen Breyer, Stephen Breyer: The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of: “Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy…”

Linked words

through Ancient Greek σοφός ‘skilled in handcrafts’

sophomore, sophistry, sophist, sophy, 6 more

Today it means

name A female given name from Russian (the usual UK spelling of the name which is spelled Sonya in the US).

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek σοφός / Sonia

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