Sophia
Sophia means Wisdom.
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| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Greek |
| Language | English |
| Starts with | S |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Wisdom”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Aarav — Meanings families give: Peaceful, calm; Peaceful, calm, wise; Peaceful sound, wisdom; Calm, peaceful
- Vedant — Meanings families give: Ultimate knowledge; End of Vedas, the Upanishads and highest knowledge; Ultimate wisdom, end of the Vedas; Ultimate knowledge; Vedanta philosophy; Ultimate knowledge, Vedas; Ultimate knowledge, Vedanta philosophy
- Ganesh — Meanings families give: Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god of wisdom; Lord of ganas, elephant god; Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god; Lord of hosts, elephant-headed deity
- Zyaan — Knowledge, wisdom
- Manisha — Meanings families give: Goddess of mind, intelligence; Goddess of the mind, intelligence; Wisdom, intelligence; one who thinks deeply
- Veda — Meanings families give: Sacred knowledge; Sacred scripture, knowledge; Knowledge, wisdom, scripture
Where this comes from
Sophia has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.