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Sofya

SOF-yah

Popularity

#10943

rising

Letters

5

Syllables

2

Origin

Russian

Total Births

274

Peak Year

#23 in 2011

First Recorded

2001

Style

Classic & Timeless, Sophisticated & Formal

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

Russian form of Sophia, meaning 'wisdom' in Greek.

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Numerology

3

The Creative

Expressive, joyful, and imaginative. Names vibrating at 3 inspire creativity and optimism.

Famous Namesakes

  • Sofya Kovalevskaya

    Pioneering Russian mathematician and writer

Nicknames

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Personality Traits

WiseIntelligentGracefulKind

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