Sofia

American

[soh-fee-uh, soh-fee-uh, soh-fahy-uh] / ˈsoʊ fi ə, soʊˈfi ə, soʊˈfaɪ ə /

noun

Also Sofiya a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
a female given name.

Sofia British

/ ˈsəʊfɪə /

noun

Bulgarian name: Sofiya. Ancient name: Serdica. the capital of Bulgaria, in the west: colonized by the Romans in 29 _ad ; became capital of Bulgaria in 1879; university (1880). Pop: 1 045 000 (2005 est)

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"In principle I'm not allowed to criticise Google for the duration of my life," Sofia Liguori told the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Now, the pride moves in both directions — with Sofia as reverent of her mother’s work as Eleanor was of hers — meeting in the middle to stretch into the future.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The ricotta-and-fig-jam toast she made for Sofia Coppola, whom she met in the bathroom of an Air France lounge, comes from her latest cookbook “Simply Ina.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“The urgency to share what our local communities can expect has been pressing, and many local cities and nonprofits could no longer wait for outside direction,” said Sofia Klatzker, Santa Monica’s cultural affairs manager.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

“All of them,” Sofia responds, without the slightest hesitation.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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