Sofija (given name)

Article summary

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 Bilevičiūtė-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 Krajšumović (born 2002), Bosnian footballer *Sofija Kymantaitė-Čiurlionienė (1886–1958), Lithuanian writer, educator and activist *Sofija Milošević (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 Pšibiliauskienė (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

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1. date of birth: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342574079