Sofija (given name)

Sofija () is feminine given name found in South Slavic and East Baltic languages.

It is a cognate of the Greek name Sophia meaning 'Wisdom'.

Notable people bearing the name Sofija include:

• Sofija BilevičiÅ«tė-Zubovienė (1860–1932), Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman
• Sofija Garanča (born 2004), Latvian footballer
• Sofija Gergeležiu (born 2003), Latvian footballer
• Sofija Grandakovska, Macedonian writer
• Sofija Jakimovič (1940–2006), Kildin Sámi poet and author
• Sofija Jovanović (1895–1979), Serbian war hero
• Sofija Korkutytė (1939–2000), Lithuanian rower
• Sofija KrajÅ¡umović (born 2002), Bosnian footballer
• Sofija Kymantaitė-Čiurlionienė (1886–1958), Lithuanian writer, educator and activist
• Sofija MiloÅ¡ević (born 1991), Serbian model
• Sofija Naletilić (1913–1994), Croatian naïve sculptor from Herzegovina
• Sofija Ņesterova (born 2001), Latvian footballer
• Sofija Novoselić (born 1990), Croatian alpine skier
• Sofija Pekić (born 1953), Yugoslav basketball player
• Sofija PÅ¡ibiliauskienė (1867–1926), Lithuanian writer
• Sofija Skoric (1937–2022), Serbian-Canadian writer, editor, translator, publisher and activist
• Sofija Smetonienė (1885–1968), former First Lady of Lithuania
• Sofija Tepes (born 1973), Chilean table tennis player
• Sofija Veiverytė (1926–2009), Lithuanian painter

See also

• Sofiya (given name)

References