Baby Girl Name Of The Day.

Sophia

Gender: Female

Pronunciation: SO-FEE-AH

Meaning: 'Wisdom'

Origin: Greek

The female name Sophia means 'wisdom' which is a strong meaning as wisdom is considered to be a gift of general knowledge and importance. The origin of Sophia is Greek which gives the name great history and culture, the Greek language is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages which gives the name individuality in some sense. The name Sophia has been used in English-speaking countries since the early 17th century. Also the famous Istanbul mosque Hagia Sofia was once a Christian church which adds great religous meaning and history to the name which may influence some Christians to name their daughter Sophia. Sophie is the french form of Sophia which too adds a lot of meaning and importance to the name. Sophia is also considered an elegant, feminine name which also may attract parents to the name. People may also a name their daughter after Sophia after the actress Sophia Loren. The name Sophia is a very common name amongst females in the US ranking #441 out of 4276. The name Sophia was very popular in 1800 according to the rankings but between 1910 and 1940 it had a massice decrease in popularity but picked up again in 1950 and since then has summited massivley getting closer to the top each year, today the name Sophia still ranks very high and hasn't decreased since 2001.

Other variants of Sophia:

• Sofia
• Sofya
• Soffia
• Sophya

Similar names to Sophia:

• Sophie
• Saffi
• Soficita
• Sofka
• Sonia
• Sonja
• Sonnie
• Zofia
• Zofy
• Zosia

Nicknames for Sophia:

• Sophie
• Sofe
• Fia
• Fe
• Fefe
• So
• Soso

Middle names that go well with Sophia:

• Sophia Marie
• Sophia Jane
• Sophia Grace
• Sophia Charlotte

Overall I think that Sophia is a beautiful female name. I consider it to be overly popular but non the less elegant with a lot of meaningful history and culture to it. I love the soft, feminine sound to the name and see it as being a classy name that ages incredibly well. I give the name Sophia a rating of eight out of ten.