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• Sophy
  Sophy

  noun

  any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.
• -sophy
  -sophy

  a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (philosophy; theosophy ); on this model used, with the meaning “science of,” in the formation of compound words.

Sophy

¹ American  

[soh-fee, sof-ee] / ˈsoʊ fi, ˈsɒf i /

Also Sophi

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

• Sophies
  plural

1. any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.

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-sophy ² American  

1. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (philosophy; theosophy ); on this model used, with the meaning “science of,” in the formation of compound words.

   anthroposophy.

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-sophy ¹ British  

combining form

1. indicating knowledge or an intellectual system

   philosophy

   theosophy

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Sophy ² British  

/ ˈsəʊfɪ /

noun

1. (formerly) a title of the Persian monarchs

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• -sophic
  combining form

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Sophies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Sophy¹

First recorded in 1530–40; probably < Turkish sofi, from Persian ṣūfī Sufi ( def. ), by association with Safawī “a member of the Safavid ( def. ) dynasty”

Origin of -sophy²

< Greek -sophia, combining form of sophía skill, wisdom; see -y ³

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Example Sentences

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Sophy Sophies

Reece Finnegan-Knight, who has been blind since his teens, is one of the first people to experience a 3D-printed model of his baby's scan with his wife, Sophy, as part of a new pilot scheme.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Parents Reece and Sophy are just at the start of their journey, but are making sure they are fully prepared for what lies ahead.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Clarity is exactly what Sophy Romvari seeks in her brilliant debut, “Blue Heron,” though it’s not as easy to see that.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

“He’s troubled, but he’s not crazy,” says a mother of her son in “Blue Heron,” the first feature from director Sophy Romvari.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

"I suppose the place belongs to Aunt Sophy now, and in that case it will come to me," said Percy sternly.

From A Drake by George! by John Trevena

The new Sylvas, Sophies and Sentas not only have body; they show as well the promise of potential fame.

From Time Magazine Archive

Or Sophies or Millas, I remind myself Either way we’re sitting on the couch.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

That girl had gone the way of all the other Sophies.

From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Amélie Rives

It was "Butter Fingers" who untied the wet knots in the fellows' clothes the time we Sophies got caught swimming in the Old Bend, thus saving us from a most embarrassing situation.

From Interference and Other Football Stories by Harold Morrow Sherman

All within these dominions be of the Sophies, named Shaw Thamas, sonne to Ismael Sophie.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 by Richard Hakluyt

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