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Sophia
Sophia comes from Ancient Greek Σοφία ‘wisdom’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣοφίαSophía‘wisdom’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESophia
- Englishearliest quotation 1749same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣοφίαSophía‘wisdom’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESophia
- Englishearliest quotation 1749same form
Earliest quotation: 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones: “To say the truth, Sophia, when very young, discerned…”
The story
Sophia, and to many figures of European royalty and nobility.
Linked words
through Latin Sophia
Today it means
name A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σοφία / Sophia