Sophie

See also sophie

English

Etymology

The French equivalent, and also an English pet form, of Sophia, from Ancient Greek σοφία (“wisdom”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊfi

Proper noun

Sophie

1. A female given name.
   • 1832 Barry Cornwall, English Songs, 1851, LXXXV ("To Sophie"):

     Wilt thou be a nun, Sophie? / Nothing but a nun? / Is it not a better thing / With thy friends to laugh and sing?

   • 1991 Julian Barnes, Talking It Over, ISBN 0-224-03157-0 page 241, 252:

     No, like a small child, my daughter, Sophie Anne Louise. We gave her three names, all of which exist in English as well as in French, so she can change her name just by changing her accent. - - -

     Sophie Anne Louise. It is a bit pretentious, do you not find? Maybe it is better in English. Sophie Anne Louise. No, it still sounds like one of Queen Victoria's grandchildren.

2. A diminutive of the female given name Sophia.
   • 1995, Marilyn Seguin, The Bell Keeper: The story of Sophia and the Massacre of the Indians at Gnadenhutten, Ohio, in 1782, page 8,

     Sophia landed on her behind on the soft moss that lined the river bank. "Besides, you don't win yet, Sophie," he said. "I have one more stone still."

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Danish

Proper noun

Sophie

1. A female given name, variant of Sofie.

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French

Proper noun

Sophie f.

1. A female given name, cognate to English Sophia.
2. (geography) (archaic) the capital city of Bulgaria
   • Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui, Voyage en Bulgarie 1841, chapitre IX - 1845

     On franchit une marche de Nissa à Mustapha-Pacha-Palanka, puis une autre de Palanka à Scharkoë et une troisième de Scharkoë à Sophie, en traversant le long plateau de Tzaribrod.

Synonyms

• (city) Sofia

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German

Proper noun

Sophie

1. A female given name, variant of Sophia

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Swedish

Proper noun

Sophie

1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Sofie.