Sophia

British

/ səʊˈfaɪə /

noun

1630–1714, electress of Hanover (1658–1714), in whom the Act of Settlement (1701) vested the English Crown. She was a granddaughter of James I of England and her son became George I of Great Britain and Ireland

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The justices will soon consider the case of Alishea Sophia Kingdom, a transgender woman who’s incarcerated in the federal prison system.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

Sophia Bush talks infertility, divorce and relationship with soccer star Ashlyn Harris in a new essay: ‘I have never operated out of more integrity in my life.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Salon’s Sophia Tesfaye agrees, calling the self-evident desperation “excruciating”:

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Sophia, 17, told us it was very sad but this is what life was like now.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The image of Sophia and the boy wrapped in each other's arms flashes in my head.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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