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
See also
Sofiya (given name)
References