Sofija
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1508. Ultimately from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”).
Proper noun
Sofija f
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Sophia
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Sofija was the only given name of 3010 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
Lithuanian
Proper noun
Sofija f
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sǒfija/
- Hyphenation: So‧fi‧ja
- Rhymes: -ija
Proper noun
Sòfija f (Cyrillic spelling Со̀фија)
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
Declension
Declension of Sofija
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sofija |
| genitive | Sofije |
| dative | Sofiji |
| accusative | Sofiju |
| vocative | Sofijo / Sofija |
| locative | Sofiji |
| instrumental | Sofijom |
Further reading
- “Sofija”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔ̀ːfija/
Proper noun
Sófija f
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sófija | |
| genitive | Sófije | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Sófija | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Sófije | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
Sófiji | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Sófijo | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Sófiji | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Sófijo | |
Related terms
- Sófijčan / Sófijčanka
- sófijski