Sophie - Meaning of Sophie
What does Sophie mean?
[ 2 syll. sop-hie, so-ph-ie ] The baby girl name Sophie is pronounced in English as SOW-Fiy, in French as Sow-FIY, or in German as ZOW-Fiy †. Sophie is of Old Greek origin, and it is used mainly in English, French, and German. Sophie is a diminutive form of the English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian Sophia.
See also the related forms, the French Anne Sophie, the name Marie Sophie, and the English and French Anne-Sophie.
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Sophie is popular as a baby name for girls. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2011 with 0.244% of baby girls being named Sophie. It ranked at #51 then. In 2018, it ranked at #98 with a usage of 0.159%. Among the group of girl names directly related to Sophie, Sophia was the most popular. It was used 5 times more than Sophie in 2018.
Baby names that sound like Sophie include Sofi, Sofie, Sophy, Tzofi, Zofie, Saba, Sabah, Sabey, Sabi, Sabie, Saby, Safa, Safee, Safey, Saffea, Saffee, Saffey, Saffy, Saffye, and Safi.
† Pronunciation for Sophie: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"
